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The second dose will be administered to frontline workers 28 days after the first one
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Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa and Health Minister K. Sudhakar at the video conference with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The second dose will be administered to frontline workers 28 days after the first one
With the State expecting the arrival of COVID-19 vaccine consignments ‘anytime soon’, Health and Medical Education Minister K. Sudhakar said the vaccination - that will begin from January 16 - will be given in two doses.
“The second dose will be administered to frontline workers 28 days after the first one. Around 45 days later, immunogenicity in our bodies will be developed. And, until then people who get vaccinated should be careful,” said the Minister, who accompanied Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa in the Prime Minister’s videoconference meeting with CMs of all States on Monday.
UK strain: Demand for upgraded labs surge in Karnataka
UK strain: Demand for upgraded labs surge in Karnataka
ByJ Abbas MullaJ Abbas Mulla / Updated: Jan 8, 2021, 07:41 IST
(This story was first published in The Times of India on Jan 07, 2021)
HUBBALLI: With cases of a mutant strain of coronavirus from the United Kingdom being recorded across the state, the demand for upgraded laboratories is surging.
During the initial days when Covid-19 cases were reported, Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) struggled to treat Covid positive patients due to the delay in getting test reports from Shimoga, Bengaluru and Pune.
KIMS was eventually equipped with latest machines to test the swab samples. Subsequently, thousands of samples were tested and Covid patients received timely treatment. Now, when suddenly the new UK variant of Covid is in the news, health professionals and the public are demanding for an upgraded Viral Research Diagnostic Lab (VRDL) lab at KIMS to conduct test
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HUBBALLI: With cases of a mutant strain of coronavirus from the United Kingdom being recorded across the state, the demand for upgraded laboratories is surging.
During the initial days when Covid-19 cases were reported, Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) struggled to treat Covid positive patients due to the delay in getting test reports from Shimoga, Bengaluru and Pune.
KIMS was eventually equipped with latest machines to test the swab samples. Subsequently, thousands of samples were tested and Covid patients received timely treatment. Now, when suddenly the new UK variant of Covid is in the news, health professionals and the public are demanding for an upgraded Viral Research Diagnostic Lab (VRDL) lab at KIMS to conduct test for the new variant before the situation turns worse.
Union Minister lays foundation stone for Moorusavir Mutt Medical College at Gabbur Cross in Hubballi
Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Coal and Mines Pralhad Joshi has said that the Union government’s plan was to set up one medical college for every three districts in the country and it was working towards facilitating the benefit.
Addressing a public gathering after laying the foundation stone for the Jagadguru Gangadhar Mahaswamiji, Moorusavir Mutt Medical College and KLE Hospital near Gabbur Cross in Hubballi on Thursday, Mr. Joshi said that earlier the slogan was for providing Roti, Kapada Aur Makaan (food, cloth and shelter), while now medicine too had been added to the list. “In the last five years, permission has been given for 157 medical colleges across the country and Hubballi’s KLE Hospital is one among them,” he said.
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AAA Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Coal and Mines Pralhad Joshi has said that the proposal to set up a regional centre of Lalit Kala Akademi at either Hubballi or Dharwad has received assent and the municipal commissioner has now been asked to identify land for the purpose.
Speaking at the symbolic handing over of medical equipment worth ₹5.5 crore to Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) in Hubballi on Saturday, Mr. Joshi said that Union Minister of State (Independent charge) of Culture and Tourism Prahlad Singh Patel had approved the proposal.
He had sought a proposal in this regard from the State, which in turn asked the municipal commissioner to identify land and revert to it. The municipal commissioner will soon be suggesting land suitable for the purpose, he said, adding that it would be almost another South Indian centre of the Akademi.