Some villagers got mixed doses of Covaxin and Covishield in a hospital in UP, as per a report in NDTV. An officer attributed the mixup to 'oversight'.?
According to officials, there have been no health concerns, but they insisted those responsible would be punished. This shocking incident took place at a Primary Health Centre in a largely rural district around 270 km from Lucknow.
"This is definitely an oversight. There are no instructions from the government to administer a cocktail of vaccines. So it is an oversight. We had ordered an enquiry and have got the report. I have asked for an explanation from those who are guilty. We will take whatever action is possible," said Sandeep Chaudhary, Chief Medical Officer of Siddharthnagar district.?
"Our teams have spoken to everyone and have met all those who were mistakenly administered the second dose. They are all healthy and not facing any problems," he added.?
The villagers got Covishield in the first week of April and then on May 14 got Covaxin as their 2nd dose.?
This is a major error and it does not help that many have not been vaccinated in the state.?
UP has administered 1.75 crore vaccine doses in three months, the number of fully vaccinated people in the state is just 33 lakh. That's 1.8 per cent of UP's total population of over 23 crore. ??