<p>Karnataka will soon get 10 lakh doses of Covid vaccine, of which three lakh doses will be supplied to Bengaluru alone, the state government said on Friday. </p>.<p>The announcement by Housing Minister V Somanna came amid reports of a serious shortage of Covid vaccines across Karnataka. </p>.<p>Reviewing the Covid-19 containment measures in the BBMP East Zone and in the Govindarajanagar assembly constituency on Friday, Somanna claimed that the vaccine supply was not a problem in Karnataka. </p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/city/top-bengaluru-stories/bengaluru-reels-under-vaccine-shortage-as-covid-19-cases-surge-974737.html" target="_blank">Bengaluru reels under vaccine shortage as Covid-19 cases surge</a></strong></p>.<p>BBMP Chief Commissioner Gaurav Gupta said: “We (Bengaluru) never reported any shortage. While a few centres had run out of stock, a few others still had sufficient stocks. That disparity has been addressed now and the available stock will be enough to address the demand until we get three lakh doses.” </p>.<p>While the authorities claim that there’s no shortage of vaccine, the inoculation has fallen woefully short of the BBMP’s own target. </p>.<p>The BBMP has vaccinated only 19,677 people daily on average in the last four days, as against its target of 70,000. </p>
<p>Karnataka will soon get 10 lakh doses of Covid vaccine, of which three lakh doses will be supplied to Bengaluru alone, the state government said on Friday. </p>.<p>The announcement by Housing Minister V Somanna came amid reports of a serious shortage of Covid vaccines across Karnataka. </p>.<p>Reviewing the Covid-19 containment measures in the BBMP East Zone and in the Govindarajanagar assembly constituency on Friday, Somanna claimed that the vaccine supply was not a problem in Karnataka. </p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/city/top-bengaluru-stories/bengaluru-reels-under-vaccine-shortage-as-covid-19-cases-surge-974737.html" target="_blank">Bengaluru reels under vaccine shortage as Covid-19 cases surge</a></strong></p>.<p>BBMP Chief Commissioner Gaurav Gupta said: “We (Bengaluru) never reported any shortage. While a few centres had run out of stock, a few others still had sufficient stocks. That disparity has been addressed now and the available stock will be enough to address the demand until we get three lakh doses.” </p>.<p>While the authorities claim that there’s no shortage of vaccine, the inoculation has fallen woefully short of the BBMP’s own target. </p>.<p>The BBMP has vaccinated only 19,677 people daily on average in the last four days, as against its target of 70,000. </p>