Bihar woman gets both Covaxin, Covishield shots in 5 minutes, condition stable

Mangalore Today News Network

Patna, Jun 19, 2021:  A woman in Bihar was administered shots of Covishield and Covaxin Covid-19 vaccines in a span of five minutes. The woman, identified as Sunila Devi, is doing okay and is under the observation of a medical team, officials have said.

 

The incident reportedly took place on June 16 at a village in Punpun block of rural Patna in Bihar.

Speaking to India Today, Sunila Devi said she had gone to a vaccination camp at a school in Beldarichak on June 16. Sunila Devi claimed that after completing the registration, she stood in a queue after which she was administered a Covishield jab.

The health officials asked her to wait for observation for five minutes.

Sunila Devi said when she was waiting in the observation room, another nurse came and administered a jab of Covaxin.

“I was sitting in the observation room when another nurse came and said she will give me a jab. I told her that I had already got one jab, but she said another jab will be given in the same hand,” Sunila Devi said, and demanded the authorities to act against those responsible for the negligence.

The health department has, meanwhile, sought an explanation from the nurses at the vaccination camp, Chanchala Devi and Sunita Kumari.

Punpun Block Development Officer Shailesh Kumar Kesari said, “The two nurses have been issued show cause notice and an explanation has been sought from them for their responsible behaviour.”

Post the incident, a medical team was tasked to constantly monitor the medical condition of Sunila Devi.

Courtesy:India Today