Tuesday 02 February, 2021 | 10:07 AM
YAVATMAL (MAHARASHTRA): Twelve children under five years of age were admitted to a hospital after they were administered sanitizer drops instead of polio vaccine in Maharashtra s Yavatmal on Monday, informed Yavatmal council chief executive officer Shrikrishna Panchal.
The official stated that the children are now doing fine and three officials including a health worker, doctor, and ASHA worker will be suspended in connection with the incident. Twelve children, under five years of age, were given hand sanitiser drops instead of polio vaccine in Yavatmal. They were admitted to the hospital and are doing fine now. A health worker, doctor, and an ASHA worker will be suspended. An investigation is underway, Shrikrishna Panchal told ANI on Monday.