DUMKA: The Godda district administration on Thursday rejected the claim of a woman, who said she was given two Covishield doses within a 10-minute duration on Sunday, after a probe and recommended strict action against her for making false charges.
The district civil surgeon, Dr S K Mishra, had ordered the probe hours after the woman, identified as Bubul Dutta, claimed on a viral video that she was administered another dose of the vaccine within 10 minutes of getting the first one by the auxiliary nurse midwife (ANM) despite her pleadings that she had already taken the first dose.
The incident happened at a vaccination centre in Poriyahat block and it cast a doubt on the protocols and the action of health workers during the vaccination drive in the district.
Soon after receiving reports of the investigation conducted jointly by the district RCH officer and the chief medical officer (in-charge) of Poriyahat block, the district health department recommended to the deputy commissioner that strict action must be taken against the woman.
Talking to TOI on Thursday, civil surgeon Dr Mishra said, “The woman’s claim is fabricated and nothing of that sort had happened.” He further said, “The probe team inquired with all others present at the vaccination camp and none claimed to have seen or heard about the double-dose gaffe.
Moreover, the video was filmed somewhere else and not at the vaccination site.
If there was indeed any wrongdoing, someone must have seen or heard if the woman had raised the issue with the particular ANM.” Dr Mishra added, “We have forwarded the reports to the DC and requested him to take appropriate action against the woman for attempting to mislead people against the health workers during the crucial vaccination drive.”