Infant dies after taking polio vaccine in Hyderabad
By Sakina Fatima| Updated: 3rd February 2021 12:47 am IST Representational Image
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Hyderabad: In a shocking incident, a two and half month baby girl died, allegedly two days after she was administered polio vaccine in Anganwadi on Sunday.
As per the media reports, The baby was given a dose of bivalent Oral Polio Vaccine (boPV) at 11:30 am on Sunday Anganwadi center in Shambipur village near Dundigal, Medchal-Malkajgiri. According to her parents, on Sunday she was rushed to a private hospital in Miyapur after she suddenly fell ill and was not responding. She was declared brought dead. The dead body of the infant was shifted to Gandhi Hospital for autopsy.