Karnataka achieves 90 pc double-dose vaccination

Bengaluru: Karnataka Health Minister Dr. K Sudhakar on Tuesday said 90 percent of Karnataka is now fully vaccinated against COVID-19 with both vaccine doses.

”90% of Karnataka is now fully vaccinated with both doses! Two districts- Bengaluru Rural and Vijayapura- have achieved 100% second dose coverage. Congrats to all the health workers and district administration involved in this,” the minister tweeted.

The data shared by him showed that Gadag and Kodagu achieved 98 percent and Mysuru, Chikkaballapura, Kolar, Mandya, and Hassan achieved 94 percent double dose vaccination.

There were 13 districts, which achieved below 90 percent including Kalaburagi, which achieved the least — 83 percent of double dose vaccination.

Three districts — Yadgir, Koppal, and Tumakuru — achieved an average of 90 percent.