Gurugram vaccine centre accused of storing expired vaccines for kids
Gurugram vaccine centre accused of storing expired vaccines for kids
Mother of a child took to Twitter to expose the vaccine centre
New Delhi, Jan. 3 (Delhi Crown): A vaccine centre in Gurugram was accused of storing expired stocks of COVID-19 vaccine on Monday, the day when the vaccination drive for children aged 15-18 began across the country.
A concerned mother, who claims to be a journalist, took to twitter to expose the irregularity.
Navanita Varadpande, the concerned mother living in Gurugram, tweeted – “So my son went to get his first vaccine, the drive for kids begin today and realized that the vaccine had already expired in November. Then a letter was shown wherein it seems the shelf life has been extended!! How, why, on what basis? To clear stock you experiment on kids?” she wrote on Twitter.
Navanita had taken her son for vaccination today.
As per the picture of the letter shared by the mother in her tweet, the centre informed that they had received emergency use approval for COVAXIN from Drugs Controller General (India) with shelf life of 6 months when stored at 2-8 Degree Celsius. The letter also informed that Drugs Controller General, CDSCO approved for extension of shelf life to 12 months from the date of manufacture.
