320 doses of Covaxin stolen from Jaipur hospital, FIR lodged

Amid a surge within the coronavirus an infection, over 300 doses of anti-Covid vaccine have been stolen from a hospital in Jaipur, prompting authorities to lodge a felony case towards the theft.
A complete of 320 doses of Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin went lacking from the Kanwatiya authorities hospital in Shastri Nagar, an official stated on Wednesday.
The hospital authorities knowledgeable the Jaipur chief medical and well being officer concerning the theft on Tuesday night time following which an FIR was lodged on Wednesday.
“I was informed last night that the doses have been stolen. It is surprising. A police case has been registered in this regard,” Dr Narottam Sharma, Jaipur CMHO, informed PTI.
The vaccines have been stolen apparently on Monday, he stated, including the case was registered by the hospital superintendent, Dr L Harshvardhan, on Wednesday.
Sharma stated a departmental probe too has been ordered into the theft.

“An FIR was registered about the theft of 32 vials of corona vaccine from storage. One vial has 10 doses,” Shastri Nagar police station’s SHO Dilip Singh stated.
He stated the case was registered towards unidentified individuals underneath IPC sections and the matter is being investigated.
The Opposition BJP, in the meantime, focused the state authorities over the difficulty.
Party state president Satish Poonia stated it’s large negligence on the a part of the state authorities.
The anti-Covid vaccines getting stolen exposes the well being preparations of the state authorities, he added.