In a shocking case of negligence, a resident of Thane was administered three doses of COVID-19 vaccine back-to-back on the same day.
The incident happened on June 25 when 28-year-old Rupali Sali visited the Anand Nagar vaccination centre in Thane to take the jab. But on reaching there, the health worker present at the centre gave her not one, but three shots of the vaccine one after the other, leaving the woman perplexed.
The incident only
came to light when she panicked and narrated it to her husband, who then informed officials.
An official from the Thane Municipal Corporation stated that the incident is a case of negligence by the vaccination centre staff. “The woman was not aware of the vaccination process, so she did not even object at the time. She has been checked by our senior doctors and is completely fine now,” he said.
Earlier in the day, TMC’s medical health officer Dr Vaijanti Devgikar had denied that any such incident had taken place. However, soon after, Thane mayor Naresh Mhaske confirmed to reporters that Sali was indeed given three shots of vaccine.
BJP leader Manohar Dumbare claimed that the administration was trying to suppress the gaffe, but Mhaske stated that he was the first person who informed the state authorities about the incident.
“This is the first time such an incident has taken place in Thane. Claims that the civic body is trying to cover-up the blunder are completely false. I myself informed the state health department about the incident and I also reprimanded the doctor and the staff at the vaccination centre. I even spoke directly to the woman’s husband. So there is no way that the incident is being ignored,” he said.
The civic body officials are now probing the incident and strict action will be taken against those found guilty, the mayor assured.
Surjitt Sahani
