In UP, Govt Centre Gives 20 Covaxin as Second Dose After Covishield First Dose 26/05/2021
Representative image of people standing in line outside a vaccination centre in Uttar Pradesh’s Varanasi. Photo: PTI
New Delhi: Around 20 villagers in Uttar Pradesh’s Siddharthnagar district who had been given a dose of the Covishield vaccine received Covaxin for the second dose at a government hospital – a mistake that local officials have attributed to administrative oversight.
NDTV, doesn’t appear to have led to adverse health effects in those who received the vaccine, according to state government officials.
However, it may also be too soon to tell, not to mention India at large doesn’t have a functional mechanism for people to report adverse events following immunisation.
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Villagers Get Mixed Shots Of Covaxin And Covishield In UP s Govt Hospital; CMO Says Definitely An Oversight
The mix-up was reported at the primary health centre in Barhni where people from Audahi Kala and another village received Covaxin shots on May 14.
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Health workers in Uttar Pradesh s Siddharthnagar district administered Covaxin to 20 villagers who had been given Covishield in the first dose.
Vaccine mix in Uttar Pradesh: Villagers get mixed shots of COVID-19 in government hospital
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While the effectiveness or impact of mixing vaccines is still a subject of global research, a group of villagers in Uttar Pradesh s Siddharthnagar district was given mixed doses of vaccines at a government hospital. As per NDTV report, around 20 villagers in the district near the border with Nepal were given both Covaxin and Covishield. However, after the incident no one has faced any adverse health effects and the officials said that those responsible will be punished.
Siddharthnagar is a large rural district which is nearly 270 kms away from capital city Lucknow where the shocking incident took place. The villagers were injected with Covishield in the first week of April and then given Covaxin as their second dose on May 14.
A group of villagers in Uttar Pradesh’s Siddharthnagar complained that they were given mixed doses of Covid-19 vaccines. Officials admitted to this mixing up but asserted that none of the beneficiaries faced adverse impact.
Siddharthnagar (UP), May 26
In a major goof-up, health workers in Uttar Pradesh’s Siddharthnagar district administered Covaxin to 20 villagers who had been given Covishield in the first dose.