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Karnataka supplied largest number of vaccine: Health Minister

Hubballi, Jan 191 (UNI)Karnataka has become the state where the largest number of anti-Covid-19 vaccinations have been given in the country, State Health Minister Dr Sudhakar said here on Tuesday.
Speaking to media after presiding over a meeting to study the departmental review (Progress) of the Dharwad Institute of Mental and Neurological Sciences (Dimans) in Dharwad and the Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) in Hubballi, today, Dr Sudhakar said that both the anti-Covid-19 vaccinations, i e Covidshield and Covaxin authorised by the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) are completely safe. And a three-level test has been done on the Covidshield vaccination, he said.
The Health Minister said today that it is natural that in the initial stages there will be some hesitancy in the minds of the people about taking the new vaccinations in the mind of the people. But there is no need to fear he said and referred to the fact that well known Karnataka doctors like Dr Devi Shetty of Narayana Hrudayalaya, Dr Bhujanga Shetty, Dr Sudarshan and Dr Ballal have taken the vaccinations which must boost the morale of the people. Taking the vaccination helps the body’s immunity power to resist and to fight against the pandemic. However, there is no force on anybody to take the Vaccinations, he added.
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