Bengaluru: BBMP’s target to inoculate 30 lakh people in 30 days

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Bengaluru: Karnataka government has set a target to inoculate 30 lakh people in 30 days in Bengaluru. BBMP chief commissioner Gaurav Gupta said that they will vaccinate people on a war footing to keep the third wave of the pandemic at bay.

As per the BBMP data, 34,68,463 doses have been administered in the past five months. Out of them, 28,54,671 people have been given the first dose and 6,13,792 people have been given the second dose.

4,15,282 vaccines have been given in private hospitals and 1,67,161 in government hospitals in the last week.

Out of the 25 lakh people above 45 years of age, 14.43 lakh have taken the first dose. Out of the 64 lakh people in the 18+ group, nine lakh people have taken the first dose. “It is a collective target, comprising government and private centres and NGOs. To reach the target, the voters’ list is being used to identify those who have not taken the shot and those who have taken their first dose. A door-to-door survey will also be conducted, and citizens will get a call from 1912 for information on the second dose”, Gupta said.

BBMP arranging centres to inoculate construction workers

Gaurav Gupta said, “The target will be met based on the availability of the vaccine. We need 27 lakh doses. This was decided at a late-night meeting on Sunday.” 53,400 doses of Covaxin, 25,140 doses of Covishield for the 18-44 age group and 45,860 Covishield doses for 45 above people were available till Monday morning.

He said that as many apartment complexes, IT companies, industries, and other commercial establishments are partnering with private firms for vaccination, many NGOs and donors are partnering with the government to inoculate people in slums and those coming under the BPL category.

BBMP is setting up centres to vaccinate construction workers after which film fraternity will be inoculated. He said that children are likely to be vulnerable to the third wave as the age group of 12-18 are not getting jabbed. The target is to inoculate everyone above 18 as they can be better protected.

In the meantime, a committee chaired by Narayana Hrudayalaya chairman, Dr Devi Shetty is also holding discussions to set up paediatric ICUs at all government and private hospitals. The government is also working with all large hospitals to arrange oxygen plants in their units to meet the demands. They will be ready in two months.