India fights against COVID-19: Bengaluru to become first city to be fully vaccinated
Bengaluru/UNI: Karnataka Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar on Monday said that the Government wants Bengaluru to be the first city in India to become fully vaccinated.
Speaking to newsmen after the meeting with officials and experts here he said that five lakh doses will be administered every day in Karnataka from september 1 onwards
He also said that ‘Lasika Utsav’ (vaccination camps) will be held every Wednesday where 10 lakh doses will be administered
Stating that in some districts there is hesitating to take the vaccine, it needs to be corrected "We have vaccinated 1.5 crore vaccinations in August," he said.
He said “ We will soon launch this program in the slums in Bangalore . Vaccination drivers have taken the border districts of Kerala.
He said we would give the priority to vaccinating all people in the state by the end of December."
He said the third wave has begun in some states, however , the state government has taken all precautionary measures to avoid virus infections, he added.
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