Significant adverse effects unlikely in case of vaccine mix up, says Centre Statement comes a day after reports of the same came into light from Uttar Pradesh
A steady decline in new Covid-19 cases has been recorded in India for the last 20 days, with 24 states witnessing a dip in active cases since last week, the Union health ministry said on Thursday.
It also noted that the country is on a downswing of the second wave of Covid-19.
We are on a downswing of the second wave of Covid-19 and believe that it will be sustained even when restrictions are significantly relaxed, the ministry said.
New Delhi [India], May 27 (ANI): Bahujan Samaj Party leader Sudhindra Bhadoria has targeted the Uttar Pradesh government over the "vaccine goof up" at a Primary Health Centre in Sidharthnagar in which a different second dose of COVID-19 vaccine was given to some people and said strict action should be taken for "criminal negligence".
India News: NEW DELHI: The Centre on Thursday said there is no significant effect in case different Covid vaccines are administered to an individual but more anay.
In UP, Govt Centre Gives 20 Villagers Covaxin as 2nd Dose After Covishield First Dose
According to the report, the villagers were none the wiser at the time they were given the shot.
Representative image of people waiting to receive the first shot of COVID-19 vaccine in Varanasi on May 26, 2021. Photo: PTI
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New Delhi: Around 20 villagers in Uttar Pradeshâs Siddharthnagar district who had been given a dose of the Covishield vaccine received Covaxin for the second dose at a government hospital â a mistake that local officials have attributed to administrative oversight.
NDTV, doesnât appear to have led to adverse health effects in those who received the vaccine, according to state government officials.