Karnataka ranked fourth in Covid-19 vaccine wastage

Bengaluru: Karnataka has been featured on the top four states list of vaccine wastage with a 6.9% wastage of Covid-19 vaccines. The state is ranked fourth in the nation.

Wastage rates vary from state to state and among different vaccines.  It is said that acceptable rate of vaccine wastage is 10% in routine immunisation programmes

Currently, Karnataka has a stock of 37 lakh doses of both brands of the Covid-19 vaccines and officials  have been asked to increase the number of vaccination centres and cover more population.