This story is from September 10, 2021

Uttar Pradesh: 70-year-old Jalaun woman administered two doses of Covishied within minutes

In a faux pas that could lead to serious medical complications, the health officials in Uttar Pradesh administered two doses of Covid-19 vaccine to a 70-year-old woman within minutes.
Uttar Pradesh: 70-year-old Jalaun woman administered two doses of Covishied within minutes
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KANPUR: In a faux pas that could lead to serious medical complications, the health officials in Uttar Pradesh administered two doses of Covid-19 vaccine to a 70-year-old woman within minutes.
The incident took place at a crowded vaccination camp in Jaygha block of Jalaun on Thursday.
Reports said two counters were set up to administer the vaccine to locals in the Jaygha block.

While people were waiting for their turn after the registration, one Bhagwati Devi, wife of Mahendra Singh, was given a dose of vaccine at the first counter.
When she was about to leave, an employee asked her to collect her certificate/card from the second counter.
When the woman asked for the card from the employees who were vaccinating there, they said it will be given after administering the dose.
Within minutes, a woman employee gave the second dose of the vaccine to the elderly.
When she informed them that she had already taken a dose, chaos prevailed at the centre.
Later, the condition of the old woman started deteriorating and the staff present there sent her to the nearby Community Health Centre. Her condition, however, is now stable.

ND Sharma, chief medical officer, Jalaun, confirmed the woman was erroneously administered two doses of Covishield.
District vaccination in-charge Dr Sanjeev Prabhakar said that such negligence will not be tolerated and action would be taken after identifying the employees who were part of the team administering vaccine doses.
He, however, added, “The woman’s situation is normal and there is nothing to worry about. The double dose is not likely to harm the person vaccinated because its job is to only increase immunity.”
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