Horror: 12 Kids Given Sanitizer Instead of Polio Drops by Hannah Joy on February 2, 2021 at 5:03 PM In Maharashtra, a shocking lapse took place at a Primary Health Centre in Ghatanji's Kapsi-Kopari village in the district, as 12 kids were administered hand sanitizer instead of the oral polio vaccine drops. Taking cognizance of the incident, the district health authorities late on Monday suspended three nurses after a preliminary investigation. The incident took place on Sunday when over 2,000 small children aged 1-5 years had gathered along with their parents for the polio vaccination program under the national immunization drive, launched in the morning. ‘Nurses mistook bottles of sanitizers placed nearby to be the vaccine drops and administered them to the kids. The incident took place after the Polio National Immunization Day (January 31).’