Guess What This Nurse Did Because She Was Busy Talking On The Phone?

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Here is a classic example of mobile phones as a vice. A nurse at the Mandauli Primary Health Centre in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, administered a double dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to a woman, all because she was busy talking on her mobile phone.

The incident was reported on Thursday when the COVID-19 vaccination drive was being conducted at the Primary Health Centre in Mandauli village of Kanpur Dehat where Kamlesh Kumari of the village went to receive a shot, News18 reported.

Archana, an Auxiliary Nurse Midwife (ANM) gave Kamlesh Kumari a vaccine dosage. Kumari was then briefly stopped for surveillance and it was then alleged that the ANM gave a double dose of the vaccine while talking on her mobile. Kumari alleged that she developed swelling in her hand and also experienced pain after the jab, the report added.

When Kamlesh Kumari inquired about two injections being given to her, Archana reprimanded her. The victim’s son said that due to the double dosage of vaccination, his mother developed mild swelling in her hand, although no serious symptoms were reported.

The relatives of the woman complained about the incident to the Chief Medical Officer to avoid any such incidents of negligence in the near future. The victim has demanded action against such carelessness. An investigation has been initiated in this regard, the report further added.