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BELAGAVI: Staffers at some vaccination centres in north Karnataka have been reportedly asking menstruating women to seek jabs five days after their cycle. Activists say eligible beneficiaries are being asked to return later in Raichur, Belagavi and Bidar districts. In Raichur, some health workers, without any recorded data of post-vaccination complications, told women that the shot might lead to heavier bleeding and fatigue and they should wait for the periods to end, according to activist Vidhya Patil. “There are no such directions from the government, and women are being administered vaccines,” said Raichur deputy commissioner R Venkatesh Kumar. FacebookTwitterLinkedinEMail ....
Picture used for representational purpose only BELAGAVI: Staffers at some vaccination centres in north Karnataka have been reportedly asking menstruating women to seek jabs five days after their cycle. Activists say eligible beneficiaries are being asked to return later in Raichur, Belagavi and Bidar districts. In Raichur, some health workers, without any recorded data of post-vaccination complications, told women that the jab might lead to heavier bleeding and fatigue and they should wait for the periods to end, according to activist Vidhya Patil. “They are specifically asking women not to take the vaccine during the menstruation cycle,” said Vidhya, who works for the welfare of rural communities. ....
Several menstruating women in Karnataka denied COVID-19 shots, asked to come after 5 days Some health workers are telling women that the shot can cause heavy bleeding and fatigue and that they should wait until menstruation is over. (Image Source: Reuters) Updated: Jul 3, 2021, 01:17 PM IST In a new, several menstruating women in Karnataka were denied COVID-19 shots in several vaccination centres of north Karnataka saying that taking vaccine during this time could have a side effect. Such incidents have been reported from Karnataka s Raichur, Belagavi and Bidar districts. Media reports suggest that health workers in these vaccination centres told women that the shot can cause heavy bleeding and fatigue and that they should wait until menstruation is over. However, Raichur Deputy Commissioner R Venkatesh Kumar has denied giving any such instructions to government bodies. ....