New Delhi: On one hand, the corona epidemic in Uttar Pradesh is in full swing, the government is taking steps like the corona curfew, while negligence like the corona cases is at its peak. You can find out how the vaccination campaign is going on in the state by an incident in Shamli where three elderly women were given rabies vaccine instead of corona vaccine in a community health center.
The incident took place at the Kandhala Community Health Centre of Shamli. The three women, identified as Saroj, 70, Anarkali, 72, and Satyavati, 60, on Thursday reached the community health centre to get their first COVID jab.
According to the report, as soon as they reached the centre, health workers asked them to get a syringe of Rs 10 each from outside and later they were allegedly administered the anti-rabies injection. All the elderly three women, who are said to be illiterate, returned back to their respective homes after receiving the shot.
Later, the condition of one of the women started deteriorating as she started to panic and felt dizzy. Soon, the woman was rushed to a private hospital for treatment and the doctor was shocked to see the prescription of the health centre where she got the jab. After administering the doses, the women were handed anti-rabies vaccine slips, which led to a protest by their family members at the facility.
It is when the private doctor revealed that the woman has been vaccinated against rabies at the health centre. Following which relatives of the three women created an uproar and also complained to CMO Shamli Sanjay Agarwal demanding action against the health workers at the centre.
Following demands for strict action against the erring medical staff, health centre in-charge Bijendra Singh said an inquiry would be conducted. Strict action will be taken against those found guilty, he added.
