Bengaluru: Health Minister Dr. K. Sudhakar said that everyone should get vaccinated as Covid can be defeated only through vaccine.
He said that even Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his address to Chief Ministers emphasised on achieving 100% coverage. Even WHO has been urging everyone to get vaccinated. In all, 83,937 doses have been given at BMCRI including 420 lactating mothers and 1,179 pregnant women so far, Sudhakar informed.
Meanwhile, the State on Friday January 14 has recorded 28,723 new Coronavirus cases, and 14 deaths. The City has recorded 20,121 new infections and seven deaths. While the total active cases in the State stands at 141337, the positivity rate stands at 12.98 per cent.