B.S.Yediyurappa on Monday said that approximately 16 lakh people in the state would be administered with the covid-19 vaccine from 16 January.“In the first phase (across India), three crore people will be vaccinated.
In Karnataka, from 16 January, about 16 lakh frontline workers like from health, revenue and police personnel will be vaccinated," Yediyurappa said on Monday in Bengaluru after the virtual meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.The statements come at a time when India is planning to roll out of the covid-19 vaccine to help contain further spread of the disease, contain its impact and rebuild the fledgling economy.Karnataka, which was one of the worst affected regions in the country, has managed to get some control on the.
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