Bihar woman given both Covishield and Covaxin in 5 minutes

Under observation, she is said to be well

A Bihar woman, Sunila Devi, was administered shots of both the Covishield and Covaxin vaccines at an interval of five minutes on June 16. She is under the observation of a medical team and is said to be well. Ms. Devi, 63, wife of Ravindra Mahto, a resident of Awadhpur village under the Punpun block of Patna district, was inoculated twice in quick succession at the Beldarichak middle school vaccination camp on June 16. Two auxiliary nurse midwives, Chanchala Kumari and Sunita Kumari, who were deputed to the camp, have been asked for an explanation over the incident. “A medical team has been sent to observe the woman and she has been doing well,” said Medical Officer Sanjay Kumar.