More than 2.4 lakh vaccinated in Karnataka says health minister

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In the vaccination drive that commenced on January 16, the state of Karnataka has administered the Covid-19 vaccine to more than 2.84 lakh people, revealed the state Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar on Friday.

Sudhakar wrote about the achievements and the fastest pace of India’s vaccination drive on Twitter. He tweeted, “The world’s largest vaccination drive is now also the fastest vaccination drive. After the launch on 16 Jan, India has crossed 2 million inoculations in just 11 days. Karnataka has vaccinated 2,84,385 health warriors till Thursday, with 18,230 inoculations in a single day yesterday.”

Sudhakar lauded India’s fight against the Covid-19 pandemic. He further said the vaccine production in India is one of the assets that the country has in the world. He tweeted, “”I hope the world understands that it must be fully used: UN Secretary-General @antonioguterres. Under PM @narendramodi ji’s leadership India is truly emerging as Vishwaguru.”

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