Bengaluru: ‘Marali Collegige’ (return to college), an ambitious program of Karnataka to vaccinate all college students against Covid-19, has reached 84% coverage.
The drive began on June 28 with the aim of analyzing more than 24 lakh students.
As on August 4, more than 19 Lakh students have at least one vaccine dose, official data accessed by the Toi show.
The city of Bengaluru has recorded a coverage of almost 80%, but the three districts have recorded coverage far lower than the average: Bengaluru Urban (45%), Vijayapura (51%) and Mysore (61%).
Students from other states that have come to Karnataka for academic purposes are also borne, officials said.
The on-campus class began in the state on July 26 and only vaccinated students were allowed to attend.
More than 100% in some districts, the scope has exceeded 100%.
In Bagalkot for example, data shows 67,156 students have taken a dose to oppose the target of 59,723 students.
Ditto with 12 other districts – Chamarajanagar, Udupi, Uttara Kannada, Haveri, Kodagu, Mandya, Davanagere, Chitradurga, Raichur, Hassan, Gadag and Chikkaballala – where the first dose coverage among students is more than 100%.
Asked how this is possible, officials involved in training said: “Many students have not returned to campus they have taken doses in their hometown or village in other districts.” Officials also said the target in several districts was revised down and the actual performance was not as bad as the data that made it appear.
The health department official in Vijayapura said the target was changed at least three times, and they had vaccinated almost all students who qualified.
Supply of Crunchdr Rajkumar Yargal, District Health Officer (DHO), Vijayapura, indicates that all students will be investigated to have adequate dosage supplies.
“We must prioritize the area bordering neighboring countries along with vaccinations of eligible people including students.
We need a higher dose supply to regulate and plan camps,” said Dr.
Yargal.
Dr.
Srinivas GS, DHO, Bengaluru urban district, said many students in rural areas in Urban Regency Bengaluru have taken vaccines at Bengaluru Hospital but their vaccination status is not reflected in the data owned by the state.
“At present, we have 99% coverage among students,” said Dr.
Srinivas.
CN Ashwath Narayan, Minister of Higher Education, said there were several students who had taken vaccines in private hospitals and this data was not reflected in the data with the country.
“The projection itself can be more like in Ramanagara District.
Data is compiled from college management.
If there are districts that show bad coverage, we will follow up,” he said.
The Minister said students were given options to continue the online class if they wanted, but the presence had been made must be released from whether students took online classes or on campus.