Dialysis patients vaccinated on World Kidney Day in B’luru By IANS| Published: 11th March 2021 9:51 pm IST Bengaluru, March 11 : Marking the World Kidney Day (WKD), about 50 dialysis patients received the first dose of anti-Covid vaccine free at a private hospital in the city, an official said on Thursday. “The 50 patients, undergoing dialysis at our 3 centres in the city, received the vaccination free. Of them, 36 are men and 14 women in the above 50 years age group,” a Manipal Hospitals spokesman told IANS. As kidney patients face the risk of being infected by Coronavirus due to their medical condition and low immunity, they were given the jab for protection and spread awareness on the importance of getting vaccinated early.