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  • Karnataka to start vaccination for 18-44 age group from May 10

    The Karnataka authorities Sunday introduced that Covid-19 vaccination might be offered to residents aged 18-44 throughout the state on Monday (May 10).
    According to Health and Medical Education Minister Okay Sudhakar, vaccines might be offered at district hospitals, authorities medical schools and taluk-level hospitals throughout the state to start with.
    “In Bengaluru, vaccines will be provided for citizens aged between 18 to 44 years at KC General Hospital, Jayanagar General Hospital, Sir C.V.Raman General Hospital, Government Medical Colleges, ESI Hospitals and NIMHANS,” he talked about.

    However, the federal government has confused that registration on the CoWin portal is obligatory and that walk-ins won’t be allowed. “All such vaccination centres will have an exclusive session site earmarked for people aged 18 to 44. Vaccination will be provided to only those who have registered and scheduled an appointment on CoWin portal and walk-ins will not be allowed,” Sudhakar defined.
    According to officers of the well being division, the variety of vaccination centres might be elevated regularly “as and when more vaccines will become available.”
    Further, Sudhakar added that the state had obtained 3.5 lakh doses out of the whole 2 crore doses of Covishield, for which the state authorities had positioned the order immediately with its producer Serum Institute of India. “With this, the total delivery has risen to 6.5 lakh doses,” he stated. He added, “The Centre has supplied 1,10,49,470 doses including 99,58,190 doses of Covishield and 10,91,280 doses of Covaxin so far.”
    The Minister additionally urged younger individuals to attend for his or her turns assuring them that the federal government will get vaccines for all. “The government is leaving no stone unturned to vaccinate each and every citizen at earliest and is making continuous efforts to secure supply of vaccines,” he added.

    Meanwhile, Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa had launched the drive for the age group 18 to 44 in Bengaluru “symbolically” on May 1 within the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical College and Research Institute in Shivajinagar in Bengaluru.
    Yediyurappa then stated that the Centre had given three lakh doses to the state authorities with the state having a inventory of 1 lakh doses. “Totally, there are four lakh doses that will be given to those aged above 18. We will give the vaccines till they last. We hope to get more vaccines in the days to come,” he had stated.
    However, the well being bulletin issued by the Department of Health and Family Welfare on Saturday (May 8) indicated {that a} complete of solely 10,000 individuals aged 18 to 44 had been inoculated since May 1 within the state. While 1318 beneficiaries had been inoculated on Saturday, the identical on Friday and Thursday (all until 3.30 pm) had been 717 and 363 respectively.
    It is estimated that 3.26 crore individuals in Karnataka fall within the age group 18-44 thereby elevating the requirement of 6.52 crore doses to completely vaccinate the inhabitants. “In order to fulfil this requirement, the state government has already placed an order for 2 crore doses of Covishield and 1 crore doses of Covaxin. More consignments are expected to be delivered by the second or third week of May,” Sudhakar added.

  • Centre will increase Karnataka’s allocation of oxygen, Remdevisir as Covid second wave intensifies

    A day after Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa confused that Karnataka wants 1,471 tonnes of medical oxygen every day and two lakh Remdevisir vials inside 10 days, the Centre has elevated the allocation by 55 and 60 per cent respectively.
    In a digital assembly with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Chief Minister had highlighted that the state of affairs within the state was grim. “The Centre has allocated only 300 tonnes of oxygen to the state. Several healthcare facilities will have to be shut if the situation continues,” he had stated.

    The Centre’s allocation to the state, as confirmed by Yediyurappa in a tweet, is 800 metric tonnes of medical oxygen and 1.22 lakh vials of Remdesivir. “I thank PM @narendramodi , Home Min @AmitShah & Union Min @DVSadanandGowda for increasing Karnataka’s allocation of Remdesivir fm 50,000 to 1,22,000 till Apr 30 & daily oxygen allocation fm existing 300 MT to 800 MT as per my request. This will strengthen our fight against Covid19,” he tweeted.

    After detailed evaluation of statewise allotment of #Remdesivir with @Pharmadept, substantial improve has been made in general manufacturing & allotment to all states.
    This will make nation’s combat stronger towards #COVID19.
    State-wise allocation of #Remdesivir upto April 30, 2021👇 pic.twitter.com/wGelmAOUmL
    — Sadananda Gowda (@DVSadanandGowda) April 24, 2021
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    According to a state-wise record launched by Union Minister for Chemicals & Fertilizers Sadananda Gowda, Karnataka is among the many states which were allotted essentially the most Remdesivir vials throughout the nation, until April 30. Maharashtra is anticipated to get 4.35 lakh vials of the anti-viral drug used to deal with critically sick Covid-19 sufferers, whereas Gujarat (1.65 lakh) and Uttar Pradesh (1.61 lakh) are different states that may get a serious share amongst different states. In complete, 16 lakh vials will likely be allotted to 36 states and union territories until the top of this month, as per the official record.

    “After detailed review of statewise allotment of #Remdesivir with @Pharmadept, substantial increase has been made in overall production & allotment to all states,” Gowda tweeted.
    Meanwhile, Bengaluru reported a report variety of Covid-19 fatalities for the second consecutive day on Saturday as 149 extra succumbed as a result of an infection within the Karnataka capital.
    The loss of life toll crossed the 1,000-mark inside a month for the primary time because the Covid 19 disaster started in March 2020. While Karnataka has reported 1,716 deaths to this point in April, 1093 of them had been from the capital metropolis alone.
    The state is in a partial lockdown until May 4 with a near-total lockdown on the weekends in an effort to manage a disaster. As on Saturday, the energetic caseload within the state is at 2.34 lakh whereas 1.62 lakh of them are in Bengaluru. The state capital has been reporting over 15,000 Covid-19 optimistic circumstances every day over the previous couple of days.