12 Children Hospitalized After Medical Staff Mistakenly Administer Hand Sanitizer Instead of Vaccine at Indian Health Center

An incident occurred at a health center in India where 12 children were given hand sanitizer instead of the polio vaccine. Photo by Pixabay.

[Asia Economy Reporter Heo Midam] In India, an incident occurred where more than ten children were given hand sanitizer instead of the polio vaccine due to a medical staff error. The children were immediately transferred to a hospital and fortunately, their lives are not in danger.

On the 3rd (local time), foreign media including the Times of India reported that on the 31st of last month, medical staff at a health center in Maharashtra, western India, confused the polio vaccine with hand sanitizer and administered hand sanitizer to 12 children.

According to reports, the children visited the health center for polio vaccination, which is being conducted nationwide across India. However, after the vaccination, they began to complain of nausea and showed symptoms of vomiting.

Investigations confirmed that 12 children under the age of five were given hand sanitizer instead of the oral polio vaccine.

Eventually, they were all transferred to a nearby university hospital for treatment, and fortunately their lives are not in danger.

The authorities immediately began to assess the situation and identified three medical staff members, including doctors and nurses, as responsible for the incident.

Shri Krishna Panchal, a local council official, said, "I have ordered a thorough investigation regarding the incident," and added, "Once the final report is released, legal actions will be taken against those involved."

Meanwhile, as criticism arose locally, the authorities conducted a preliminary investigation and suspended three nurses who were present at the vaccination site at the time.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.