In a bizarre incident, three elderly women were recently administered rabies vaccine when they went to get COVID-19 jab in Kandhla area of Shamli in western Uttar Pradesh.
After the district Magistrate ordered an inquiry, a pharmacist was suspended and a show-cause notice had been issued to the medical superintendent of the community health centre on Friday.
According to local sources, the incident came to light when one of the women felt side-effects such as dizziness and nausea after the inoculation. When she approached a private doctor, she showed him the slip handed over to her at the community health centre. It mentioned she was given rabies vaccine.
In a video, one of the women identified as Anarkali could be heard saying she went to get vaccinated against COVID-19 but the officials vaccinated her against dog bite. “I started feeling giddiness. The doubt was confirmed when we asked if they need to submit copies of their Aadhaar cards. The official on duty said Aadhaar card…