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UP: 3 women receive anti-rabies shot instead of COVID vaccine
Later, the doctors pointed out that the prescription of the vaccine had anti-rabies written on it.
By Falguni Lalwani| Published: 10th April 2021 1:39 pm IST COVID-19 vaccine
Lucknow: In a bizarre incident, three women in Uttar Pradesh’s Shamli district were administered an anti-rabies shot instead of the COVID-19 vaccine at a government hospital on Thursday.
Three women, identified as Saroj, Anarkali and Satyavati went to receive their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine at a local government hospital. After returning home, they felt dizzy and moderately ill.
Saroj’s family took her to the hospital because of the discomfort after she the shot, the doctors pointed out that the prescription of the vaccine had anti-rabies written on it.
Shamli district in Uttar Pradesh. | Google Maps
Three women in Uttar Pradesh’s Shamli district were given anti-rabies shots when they went to get coronavirus vaccine doses at a community health centre on Thursday, reported NDTV. A pharmacist was suspended after the incident.
The women were identified as Saroj, Anarkali and Satyawati fell ill after getting the anti-rabies shot, which is administered for dog bites. Shamli District Magistrate Jasjit Kaur said that the women went to the centre to get their Covid-19 shots but instead of going to the first floor, where the shots were being administered, went to the out patient department. All the three women were above 60 years.