Vaccination of dead man, staffer sacked

Vadodara: A Multipurpose Health Worker (MPHW) employed with the Sanpa Public Health Centre (PHC) in Panchmahal district was sacked after records showed that a man who had died in March was vaccinated at the centre in May.
The incident came to light when the deceased man’s brother recently received a message informing that he had been vaccinated. The man grew suspicious as he had taken the first dose in April.When he checked further, it came to light that his deceased brother Kalidas Bhil and his wife Santu Bhil had been vaccinated on May 26.
Bhil had died in March 2020 and Santu had never opted for vaccination. The family suspected that their voter ID cards were misused for vaccination.
An official said that it had been established that a MPHW had made the registrations. The official said that while it was evident that the health worker was responsible for the registrations, it was not clear if he did so deliberately.
The MPHW was on contract and has been sacked as his involvement came to light. The official added that further investigations were being conducted in the case.