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Bengaluru, Jan 14: Karnataka is set to receive 20,000 doses of Covaxin COVID-19 vaccine soon, said Health and Medical Education Minister K Sudhakar.
“Covaxin has 10 ml of the vaccine in a vial. One vial can vaccinate 20 people,” he added. “Both the vaccines (Covaxin and Covishield) will be given in the state and there is no choice for any,” Sudhakar further said.
The vaccine will be given between 9 am and 5 pm on January 16.
The vaccine will be given to 100 people in each centre on that day and all those who are getting the first shot will be informed via SMS or phone call.
“The state will soon receive 20,000 doses of Covaxin from Hyderabad by air and these will be…