Massive Goof-Up! Three Elderly Women Vaccinated Against Rabies Instead Of Covid-19 In UP's Shamli

The condition of 70-year-old women deteriorated after the vaccination and a private doctor later revealed them that she was vaccinated for rabies.

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Covid-19 vaccination in Uttar Pradesh: In a shocking case of gross negligience in UP's Shamli, three elderly women who went for getting vaccinated against corona were instead given vaccinated against rabies. The negligence of the health center was exposed after the condition of the old woman receiving the jab became serious and the relatives complained to the chief medical officers demanding action.

It seems the health department is trying to brush it under the carpet and downplay the incident. At a time when states across the country are working round-the-clock to raise awareness in public, the Kandhala Community Health Center failed in ensuring that the right vaccination is given to the beneficiary. It shows the appalling state of the health centre and their ignorance of vaccination. Also Read: Covid Second Wave: Here Are Cities To Impose Restrictions From Today, Check Details Here

In the community health center, the negligence of the staff in terms of delivery and other health services have always been heard. Even then the health department didn’t take pay heed to these problems or improve performance.

The case which had come to light at Kandhla Community Health Center of Shamli is related to residents Saroj, 70, Anarkali, 72, and Satyavati, 60, on Thursday reached the community health center to get their first corona jab. It is alleged that as soon as the women reached the centre, health workers asked them to get a syringe of Rs 10 each from outside and they got vaccinated for rabies.

The women are said to be illiterate and returned homes after the jab. The condition of one of the women started deteriorating as she started to panic and felt dizzy. The relatives took the woman to a private doctor for treatment and the doctor was surprised to see the prescription of the health center where she got the jab.

It is when the private doctor revealed that she has been vaccinated against rabies at the health center. When the relatives of the three women investigated the case further, the negligience of the staff of the community health center came to the fore after which relatives created uproar and also complained to CMO Shamli Sanjay Agarwal demanding action.