12 children administered hand sanitiser instead of polio drops in Maharashtra
Authorities said that three healthcare workers – a doctor, anganwadi sevika and an ASHA volunteer – will face action for the lapse. Feb 02, 2021 · 12:23 pm File photo: A medical worker administers polio drops to an infant at a hospital during the pulse polio immunisation programme. | Jayanta Dey/Reuters
As many as 12 children were administered hand sanitiser instead of polio drops in Maharashtra’s Yavatmal district, PTI reported on Monday. Authorities said that three healthcare workers will face action for the lapse.
The incident occurred on January 31 at the Bhanbora Primary Health Centre in Kapsikopri village during the National Pulse Polio vaccination drive for children aged between 1 and 5. The affected children, all of who are below the age of five, were admitted to the Government Medical College in Yavatmal.