India to begin vaccination drive for 18+ from Saturday
India to begin vaccination drive for 18+ from Saturday
Last Updated: Sat, May 1st, 2021, 10:06:37hrs
New Delhi: India will start the vaccination drive for those in the 18-44 age bracket from Saturday as the country continues to battle the second wave of COVID-19.
However, some states have flagged the shortage of vaccines and expressed their inability to start vaccination of people above 18 years from today.
The Centre on April 19 had announced a liberalised policy, making all above 18 years of age eligible to get vaccinated from May 1. It has also allowed state governments and private hospitals to purchase vaccines from manufacturers. Per the revised rules, the centre will receive 50 per cent of the vaccines supplied; states and private hospitals will get the remaining doses.
He appealed to the people to stay at home and follow lockdown protocols.
Taking to Twitter, DGP wrote, “The biggest disservice one can do is to switch off phone and disappear after receiving c+ report. Such people shall be traced and booked under DM Act for their misdemeanour and irresponsible act. One may not have symptoms but still, be spreader. Be responsible, cooperate and stay home.”
As per the official data released by the union health ministry, Karnataka has 3,49,515 active COVID-19 cases. The state has recorded 15,306 deaths since the beginning of the pandemic last year. In the last 24 hours, Karnataka reported 20,612 new COVID-19 cases and 270 related deaths.
Vaccination of people above 18 in Karnataka may be delayed: CM B S Yediyurappa
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Last Updated: Apr 30, 2021, 08:06 PM IST
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He was reacting to the Centre s directive on allowing vaccinating people above 18 years from May 1.He dismissed charges that it was a failure on the part of the government for not getting the vaccine beforehand.
Vaccination in Karnataka for people above 18 years of age will be delayed as the vaccine has not been supplied yet, Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa said on Friday. He was reacting to the Centre s directive on allowing vaccinating people above 18 years from May 1. Our Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar has said clearly that the vaccine has not been supplied yet. We will vaccinate people once it arrives, the Chief Minister told reporters on the sidelines of a function.
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Those who disappear after testing COVID positive should be traced and booked under DM Act, says K taka DGP ANI | Updated: Apr 30, 2021 19:04 IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], April 30 (ANI): Karnataka Director General of Police (DGP) Praveen Sood on Friday said that the people who disappear after testing COVID positive should be traced and booked under DM Act for their misdemeanour and irresponsible act.
He appealed to the people to stay at home and follow lockdown protocols.
Taking to Twitter, DGP wrote, The biggest disservice one can do is to switch off phone and disappear after receiving c+ report. Such people shall be traced and booked under DM Act for their misdemeanour and irresponsible act. One may not have symptoms but still, be spreader. Be responsible, cooperate and stay home.
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People wait to receive COVID-19 vaccine in Mumbai.
The next phase of India s vaccination drive is set to begin from May 1, 2021, as the country plans to vaccinate all adults above 18 years old. However, due to shortage of vaccines, several states including the southern ones, have said they won t be able to kick off the drive.
Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Puducherry said they did not have adequate stocks of vaccines to meet the expected rush of immunity seekers, even as the country s Covid graph, including in southern states, has been mercilessly on the upward trend.
Tamil Nadu defers roll out