Karnataka to soon decide on free corona vaccine: Deputy CM


Bengaluru, Oct 25 (IANS): The BJP-ruled Karnataka government would soon decide on providing a free vaccine to treat Coronavirus when available, Deputy Chief Minister C.N. Ashwath Narayan said on Sunday.

"A meeting has been convened here after Dasara to decide on the free distribution of vaccine to treat the Covid pandemic, as and when the central government makes it available for the state," Narayan said here.

On the Centre's directive last week, the state government has already decided to give the vaccine free first to its healthcare warriors, including doctors, nurses, paramedics and their associates who have been treating Covid patients across the state since mid-March when the virus broke,

"As Covid patients are already being tested and treated free in state-run hospitals, they will be administered the vaccine free of charge. The Chief Minister (B.S. Yediyurappa) will decide on giving it free for all," reiterated Narayan.

Clamour for making the vaccine available free for all in the state gathered momentum after the BJP''s manifesto for the Bihar assembly elections from October 28 promised to provide it free to the people in the northern state.

Opposition Congress leader Siddaramaiah also urged the state government to declare a free vaccine to the people across the state as the ruling party has promised in its poll manifesto in Bihar.

"As the BJP has made providing vaccine free an election issue in Bihar, its government in the state should also declare it free for the Karnataka people," asserted Siddaramaiah in Kannada.

As Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is a Rajya Sabha member from Karnataka, the Congress said she should extend the benefit to the people in the southern state.

"Of the 28 Lok Sabha members from the state, as 25 are from the ruling BJP, they should ensure that vaccine to treat Covid is made available free to our people too," said Siddaramaiah.

At least three vaccine candidates are at the advance stage of trials for treating the virus, which infected over 78 lakh people, and claimed lives of 1.8-lakh people across the country, while 6.77-lakh are under treatment across the state and over 71-lakh people have recovered.

In Karnataka, 7,98,378 tested positive, including 86,749 under treatment till date, while 7,00,737 recovered and 10,873 succumbed to the infection so far.

 

 

  

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  • Pinto, MANGALORE

    Mon, Oct 26 2020

    By the time we receive a potent vaccine corona will become history

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  • Flavian, Mangaluru/Kuwait

    Mon, Oct 26 2020

    First test the vaccine on Covid infected MP's and Ministers.
    Even Donald Trump has announced that he was treated with American invented vaccine and recovered.

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  • John, Mangalore

    Mon, Oct 26 2020

    Vaccine modifies one's DNA? There seems to be a lot of opposition in US, so are they pushing vaccine production and testing in India ?

    Following video detailed info on Covid Vaccine and recommendations by renowned Dr Christiane Northrop.

    Communist Chinese, Democrat elites deadly vaccination plan for controlling the world, after their evil virus?

    https://youtube.com/watch?v=APV7tTMMoaE

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  • Pinto, MANGALORE

    Mon, Oct 26 2020

    We tax payers have paid enough money to provide free vaccination to the entire country

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  • Clifford, Mangalore

    Sun, Oct 25 2020

    Compassion only come to BJP during election times and after that they are busy making money.

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  • Lawrence, Mangalore

    Mon, Oct 26 2020

    Free is nothing in BJP it's give n take business from the BJP government, vaccine may cost us msy be 1000k later BJP will add 0 more people 0f india grow up n think positive

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  • Ronald D, Udupi

    Sun, Oct 25 2020

    Let a credible source confirm that vaccine is ready and available! Politicians are dishing non existent for free!

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  • Deshbhakt, Mangalore

    Sun, Oct 25 2020

    What is there to decide ? Is it the right of poll-bound Bihar alone ? Why ? Is Bihar superior and not the rest of the nation ? Is BJP the deciding party with winning elections in mind ? Don't waste your time Sir, you and the remaining four DMs are receiving salary from our hard-earned money. You and your gang member shouldn't have been there at all, was it not for the dirty games played by the ruling BJP party in the state. Karnataka can successfully runbu only CM, not DCMs.

    Not only Karnataka people, the whole nation deserves the vaccine, FREE ! If Mallya, Nirav Modi, Choksi can benefit by crores from Banks, why we the citizens can't demand a vaccine that is a prevention against a pandemic which otherwise will cost further revenue to the nation ? Stop politics, stop dreaming how much you can pocket out of it.

    FREE ! Absolutely Free to us all INDIANS !

    Jai Hind !

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Sun, Oct 25 2020

    Corona Vaccine should be distributed free to all Citizens by the Central Government ...

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  • Sanjay, Hebri

    Sun, Oct 25 2020

    Those who can afford should not be given free.

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  • Deshbhakt, Mangalore

    Sun, Oct 25 2020

    Sanjay,

    This Minister, the CM, and the remaining DCMs will be the first racing to receive the FREE vaccine. What would you call it ? Their ability to afford, or inability ??

    They have free health facilities while many people don't have it. The politicians should voluntarily let the public receive it and then their turn should come.

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