Vaccination suspended for two days

May 06, 2021 08:09 pm | Updated May 07, 2021 07:49 am IST - MANGALURU

Photo for representation.

Photo for representation.

The Health Department will not organise COVID-19 vaccination on Friday and Saturday in Dakshina Kannada as there is no supply of vaccines.

In a statement here, District Health and Family Welfare Officer Kishore Kumar said that vaccination will continue from Sunday when vaccine is expected to arrive. The district received 7,000 doses of vaccine on Tuesday of which 6,170 doses were administered on Wednesday. As many as 1,149 doses were administered on Thursday.

In Udupi district, where stress is on vaccinating 947 persons who have completed eight weeks since taking the first dose, 206 persons were inoculated on Wednesday and 346 were given the vaccine on Thursday. The district received 2,000 doses of vaccine on Tuesday.

0 / 0
Sign in to unlock member-only benefits!
  • Access 10 free stories every month
  • Save stories to read later
  • Access to comment on every story
  • Sign-up/manage your newsletter subscriptions with a single click
  • Get notified by email for early access to discounts & offers on our products
Sign in

Comments

Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments.

We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.