When it comes to vaccinating the 18-44 age group,Karnatakatops South Indian states, jabbing 1.3 lakh persons, while neighbouring states havent reached the 50,000 mark yet.
Data of the Union ministry of Health and family welfare shows that Nadu has administered 41,000 doses, while Kerala and Andhra Pradesh have done it for 7,401 and 4,605 respectively. Telangana has administered barely 500 and Puducherry only 4.
Nevertheless, Karnataka is way behind some North Indian states. While Rajasthan has administered 10.6 lakh doses, Bihar has given 8.9 lakh, Delhi 8.2 lakh, Uttar Pradesh 7.5 lakh, Maharashtra 6.7 lakh, Haryana 5.8 lakh and Gujarat 5.1 lakh. Assam and Odisha have given over 2 lakh doses.