TAC: NK districts more susceptible to third wave due to poor vaccination

It says vaccination in these districts needs to be ramped up

With several north Karnataka districts continuing to lag in vaccination, the State’s COVID-19 Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) has warned that the third wave, as and if it happens, is likely to hit this region the most.

Expressing concern over the poor vaccination coverage in NK districts, especially Bidar, Vijayapura, Kalaburagi, Raichur, Haveri, and others adjoining Maharashtra, the TAC has recommended that vaccination in these districts needs to be ramped up on a war-footing through special outreach community campaigns.

At its 126th meeting on September 26, the TAC discussed the poor vaccination in these districts adjoining Maharashtra from where there is a possibility of infection spillover into Karnataka. On the variants of concern (VoC), the TAC report said: “Delta is infectious but not virulent. The sub-lineages of Delta have not shown any serious public health consequences. The absence of a surge post Ganesha Chaturthi could be largely due to good vaccination progress (78% for first dose and 33% for the second).”