COVID-19 vaccine goof-up: 20 villagers given mixed doses of both Covaxin, Covishield in Uttar Pradesh

Around 20 villagers in in Uttar Prdaesh's Siddharthnagar district who had been administered the first dose of Covishield were given the second dose of Covaxin, a probe has been initiated. 

Lucknow: During the ongoing COVID-19 vaccination in Uttar Prdaesh's Siddharthnagar district, a major negligence by health workers has been reported. Some people who had been administered the first dose of Covishield were given the second dose of Covaxin.  The incident has been reported from the primary health centre in Barhni, where on May 14 about 20 villagers from from Audahi Kala and another village were jabbed with Covaxin as their second dose of vaccine.  Chief Medical Officer Sandip Chaudhary on Wednesday accepted that there had been a mix up and said that his team is keeping an eye on all these people. "So far no problem has been seen in any person," he said.