13-Year-Old "Vaccinated" On Madhya Pradesh's Day Of Record

Madhya Pradesh set a national record on June 21 by administering 17.42 Lakh COVID-19 vaccines but now, a growing number of "beneficiaries" are saying that they received vaccination certificates without getting even a single dose of the vaccine.

When his phone buzzed at 7:27 pm last Monday, one of the last things Rajat Dangre expected to see was a message from the government saying his 13-year-old son with disabilities had received his COVID-19 shot. Because, at least officially, India is yet to begin vaccinating those under 18. But the message was hard to misread: Thirteen-year-old Vedant Dangre, who lives in the Housing Board Colony of Tila Jamalpura in Bhopal, had been vaccinated. His age in the message - 56. "On 21st (June), at 7.27 pm, I received a message saying Vedant is vaccinated. He is just 13 years old. I tried to raise a complaint but it was of no use. When I downloaded the certificate using the link, I was shocked to find out they have used his documents which I submitted a few days back to the Municipal corporation for his pension (as a person with special needs)," Rajat Dangre said. Madhya Pradesh set a national record on June 21 by administering 17.42 Lakh COVID-19 vaccines but now, a growing number of "beneficiaries" in the state are coming out with allegations that they received vaccination certificates without getting even a single dose of the vaccine.