BENGALURU: With core doses greater than 1.3 administered over 30 days, Karnataka Set a new vaccination record for September, surpassing the 12 million dose count in August. This fell short of CM Bommai’s ambitious target of 5 lakh doses every day, for a total of 1.5 crore doses a month, though over 5 lakh doses were administered on multiple days in the month.
The state delivered over 5 lakh doses in six days in September, including a record 31.7 lakh doses on September 17. However, on 24 other days, the state crossed 4 lakh doses only on 7 September, while nine days saw more than 3 doses. Gave lakhs of doses.
The lowest daily vaccination was recorded on 26 September (35,453), followed by 10 September (60,203). The state administered under 1 lakh doses on two other days – 12 September (79,410) and 16 September (81,385).
micro level strategy
According to Health Commissioner Dr KV Trilok ChandraThe state received 1.32 crore doses during September and managed to deliver 1.39 crore doses at the beginning of the month as “it had an opening balance”.
He said that the supply side is not a problem now and the state is going to get another 1.3 crore doses in October, which may increase further.
“… as we near the home stretch, we are looking at a micro-scale strategy at GP (Village Panchayat) and sub-GP level (village level) to cover the groups that have been left out,” Chandra said.
As of 7 pm on Saturday, the state had given the first dose to over 3.9 crore people out of over 4.9 crore people eligible for vaccination. Of the 3.9 crore people, more than 1.7 crore were given a second dose.
third wave
The nation’s wait for a children’s vaccine is not over yet, Karnataka Health Minister K Sudhakar said on Friday, adding that it could be available this month. The state government is preparing for a possible third wave, which according to some experts is likely to affect children more. Chandra said 11% of all testing this week has been for children (0-19 years), compared to just 3% of all testing accounting for children last week.
As earlier reported by TOI, the state is also ramping up the infrastructure and has already hired around 2,900 additional doctors, including specialists, while another 2,000 are expected to join soon. “Since educational institutions have started functioning, we expect some cases to come up, but mechanisms are in place to isolate such cases quickly and prevent further spread,” Chandra said.
The state delivered over 5 lakh doses in six days in September, including a record 31.7 lakh doses on September 17. However, on 24 other days, the state crossed 4 lakh doses only on 7 September, while nine days saw more than 3 doses. Gave lakhs of doses.
The lowest daily vaccination was recorded on 26 September (35,453), followed by 10 September (60,203). The state administered under 1 lakh doses on two other days – 12 September (79,410) and 16 September (81,385).
micro level strategy
According to Health Commissioner Dr KV Trilok ChandraThe state received 1.32 crore doses during September and managed to deliver 1.39 crore doses at the beginning of the month as “it had an opening balance”.
He said that the supply side is not a problem now and the state is going to get another 1.3 crore doses in October, which may increase further.
“… as we near the home stretch, we are looking at a micro-scale strategy at GP (Village Panchayat) and sub-GP level (village level) to cover the groups that have been left out,” Chandra said.
As of 7 pm on Saturday, the state had given the first dose to over 3.9 crore people out of over 4.9 crore people eligible for vaccination. Of the 3.9 crore people, more than 1.7 crore were given a second dose.
third wave
The nation’s wait for a children’s vaccine is not over yet, Karnataka Health Minister K Sudhakar said on Friday, adding that it could be available this month. The state government is preparing for a possible third wave, which according to some experts is likely to affect children more. Chandra said 11% of all testing this week has been for children (0-19 years), compared to just 3% of all testing accounting for children last week.
As earlier reported by TOI, the state is also ramping up the infrastructure and has already hired around 2,900 additional doctors, including specialists, while another 2,000 are expected to join soon. “Since educational institutions have started functioning, we expect some cases to come up, but mechanisms are in place to isolate such cases quickly and prevent further spread,” Chandra said.
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