Muzaffarnagar (UP): Three women were administered anti-rabies injections instead of the COVID-19 vaccine at a government hospital in Uttar Pradesh's Shamli district, their families claimed on Friday.
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The women, Saroj (70), Anarkali (72) and Satyavati (60), had gone to the government community health care centre in Kandhla on Thursday to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, they said.
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But after administering the doses, the women were handed anti-rabies vaccine slips, which led to a protest by their family members at the facility.
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Following demands for strict action against the erring medical staff, health centre in-charge Bijendra Singh said an inquiry would be conducted.
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Strict action will be taken against those found guilty, he added.
(With inputs from agencies)