Karnataka aims 2nd dose for 70% eligible people by Dec-end: CM Basavaraj Bommai
New Delhi(PTI): The Centre has assured it will supply more COVID-19 vaccine to Karnataka as the state targets to inoculate 70 per cent of its eligible population with the second dose by December-end, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said on Friday after meeting Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya here.
The Union minister in the meeting said he was happy with the vaccination drive undertaken by the state, which has achieved 1.48 crore doses of vaccination last month, he told reporters.
"The minister assured us that he will give more (vaccines) if required. We have a stock of 51 lakh doses and a special drive is being undertaken. We are focusing on giving the second dose to people," Bommai said.
So far, the state government has administered first dose to 81 per cent of the eligible population, while the second dose has been given to 37 per cent of the eligible population of the state, he said.
"By the end of December, Karnataka's target is to provide first dose to 90 per cent (of the eligible population) and second dose to 70 per cent of the eligible population. The Union minister has assured full support for this drive," the chief minister said.
Bommai informed that the Union minister is scheduled to visit Bengaluru to attend the convocation programme of the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-Science on October 15 and also review health infrastructure in the state.
State Health Minister K Sudhakar and Chief Secretary P Ravi Kumar were present at the meeting.
Bommai plans to meet Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and BJP National President J P Nadda later during the day.
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Mysuru: Businessman from Kerala attacked by masked men; car stolen by group
Mysuru: A businessman from Kerala, who was traveling in his car in the taluk on Monday morning, was stopped by a group of robbers on the outskirts of Mysuru city and robbed of his car.
The robbers, who were in three four-wheelers, are learned to have forced the businessman’s vehicle to stop at a point in Jayapura hobli. They also allegedly assaulted the people travelling in the car before forcing them to get out of the vehicle. The miscreants are learned to have driven away from the place in the businessman’s car.
Mysuru Superintendent of Police N Vishnuvardhana has confirmed that the car driver, who was also assaulted by the group, was injured in one hand.
He said that an FIR will be filed based on the statement from the Calicut (Kozhikode) businessman, adding that investigation teams have been formed to probe the case.
The senior officer, however, has said that details on the monetary loss incurred by the businessman and regarding weapons used by the miscreants in the incident is yet to be confirmed.
