Mumbai: A few minutes after he was given a Jab at a local private hospital on vaccination day for the 15-17 age group began, a 15-year-old Santacruz teen know that he had given a covishield, not mandated covaxin.
for the category of age.
His mother accompanied him to the vaccination center said they went to get a vaccine on the first day itself when his school recommended that he got both shots before the 10th grade exam was scheduled in March.
According to government guidelines, there must be a gap at least 28 days between the first and second doses.
“Also, he needs to sit for his offline precursor in February.
Therefore we want him to get a dose before the exam,” his mother said who had registered his details about Cowin 1.
His mother said after Jab, he heard several other people who discussed how The hospital does not have covaxin.
“I immediately told them my son had just taken Covaxin.
That’s when we realized that there was a mistake,” he said.
When contacted, the Solar Hospital authorities where teenagers received shots said they tried their best to help children on the road vaccination further.
Hospital authorities, share the approval form signed by the mother who mentions the covishield as a vaccine that will be given.
“The Cowin application shows us that parents have ordered a dose of covishield and the application has received a booking.
On January 3, Surya Hospital has not received a Covaxin stock and we have not opened a child vaccination slot.
We told BMC about errors in the Cowin application itself after us Find what has happened so the system can be repaired, “said Dr.
Hiren Ambegaokar, Chief Executive Officer, Surya Hospitals.
When Tii contacted the BMC executive health worker, Dr.
Mangala Gomare, he said a warning letter was issued for a solar hospital and the requested explanation.
“The hospital has acknowledged the mistakes on their team part and gave a written explanation.
Even though it was an accidental mistake on the part of the Surya Hospital staff, a technical error in the Cowin application could not be ignored.
Online appointment was produced on the Cowin application at the Solar Hospital For covishield, “he said, adding them to seek guidance from the Indian government regarding the dose of the two teenagers.
Mum: In Vax Goofup, teenagers get a covishield, not covaxin
