Bengaluru: Coverakan Covid-19 Vaccination coverage beyond the main milestone on Friday, with health staff managing more than three doses of crore.
The co-win portal that records the data shows the country has provided 3,00,12,137 doses of Covid-19 vaccine at 8pm.
Karnataka is only the sixth country to cross a milestone, and the first in South India.
Uttar Pradesh traced the list, after being given 4.7 crore doses, followed by Maharashtra (4.3 Crore), Gujarat and Rajasthan (3.2 Crore each), and Madhya Pradesh (3 Crore).
From the vaccine receiver in Karnataka, 2,36.10.569 only took a dose so far, while 64.01.568 was fully inspired by both doses.
However, the authorities relating to inventory did not meet the demand, especially given the increasing enthusiasm among people to take vaccines.
As on July 25, Karnataka received 2,60,56,750 covishield doses and 37.77,530 covaxin doses since the drive began.
However, the state government, not yet, cannot expand coverage to include all over 18 years due to short supply.
At present, only a priority group in the 18-44-year-old category is included in the government vaccination center.
At present, the state only receives 1-2 doses of lakh from the center every day.
“We have asked for at least five doses of lakh every day, but we only get one to two doses of lakh a day,” said Dr.
Arundhathi Chandrashekar, director of the mission, the National Health Mission, Karnataka.
“On the few days it was more and in others less.
However, vaccination drives have not been stopped anywhere and the state vaccine control room works 24/7.” On Thursday, the state received more than three doses of lakh covishield.
“There are no shortcomings anywhere in the state.
There are always between 10,000-15,000 doses of buffer shares available in the state,” Arundhathi said.
Officials said Covaxin’s first dose administration was stopped in several government-managed vaccination centers in several districts based on oral instruction from high-ranking officials.
Tii District Health Officers spoke to say that vaccination demand only increased, it might be driven by fear of the third infection wave.
“It’s a good sign that there is a desire to take a vaccine.
But the supply has become a problem and it is difficult to increase the number of sessions a day,” said a DHO from North Karnataka.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Health official clarified that there were no instructions given to stop managing the first dose for those who chose Covaxin.
“We say priority must be given to those who wait for the second dose.
There are no instructions given to stop the first dose,” said Arundhathi.
However, he acknowledged that the supply of Covaxin declined for weeks.
Many avoided officials of the WIADHALTH 84 day department said they had noticed that many people took the second dose of covishield long before the government set intervals of at least 84 days.
“Many of those who took the first dose of Covishield were not willing to wait for 84 days to be eligible to take the second dose,” said a Dho.
“They enrolled in private hospitals using different ID documents and telephone numbers and utilizing the first dose for the second time by registering again.
We have no control over this.” In government centers where vaccination is free, the examination comes over and not Some can take advantage of the second dose unless they complete the interval as stipulated in the co-win portal.
“When we call the recipient to remind them that their second dose is due, they say they have taken it.
They avoided the query where they took the dose.
They are not people who are interested in utilizing the last Covid vaccination certificate,” Dho said, Adding the fact that they have received two doses not reflected in co-win.