CASE REGISTERED IN ALIGARH AS 32 EMPTY VACCINE VIALS GO MISSING

AGRA: A case was registered at the Gandhi Park police station in Aligarh on Tuesday in connection with 32 empty vials of the Covid-19 vaccine having allegedly gone missing from the Naurangabad primary health centre in Aligarh last month, an official said on Wednesday.

A staff nurse was suspended and a medical officer transferred in connection with the matter, said Aligarh’s chief medical officer (CMO) Dr BP Singh Kalyani.

It was suspected that the vials meant for vaccination at the Naurangabad PHC were used at a vaccination camp in Noida last month instead.

“A complaint was lodged by the district immunisation officer and the case was registered at the Gandhi Park police station in Aligarh against unidentified (people) over the 32 missing vials of Covid vaccine. Tough action will be taken against anyone found guilty,” the Aligarh CMO said. “The case was registered after staff nurse Pushpa gave unsatisfactory excuses that the vials were broken. The doctor on duty, medical officer Dr R Pillai, has been transferred from the Naurangabad primary health centre,” the Aligarh CMO said. The staff nurse and the medical officer have not been named in the case. “The CMO in Noida, too, has registered a case at a local police station with regard to the matter. Now, the Aligarh police will investigate the matter along with the Noida police to find out where those vials have gone,” the Aligarh CMO added.