Srinagar, July 10 (Newswire): A three-month-old girl died, an hour after she was given a newly launched Liquid Pentavalent Vaccine at the Community Health Center (CHC) Char-e-Sharief in Central district Budgam.
The family members of Wasiqa daughter of Mushtaq Ahmad of Tilsara in Char-e-Sharief alleged that the death occurred due to adverse reaction of the vaccine.
"She died an hour after the vaccine was given to her," they said. Soon after the death, locals held protests in the hospital premises against the health authorities.
According to official sources, the baby was given vaccine (Easy-Five). It is a combination of five different vaccines, launched in held Jammu and Kashmir on February 21 by the Health department.
It prevents children from diseases like Hepatitis-B, Diphtheria (an upper respiratory tract illness), Tetanus, Pertussis (commonly called whooping cough) and Hib, which protects from pneumonia.
According to the family, the baby passed away soon after she was administered the vaccine this morning during a regular immunization program.
However, officials said they had not received any such complaints before. "Since the vaccine was launched we have given 4500 vials and no adverse reaction occurred in kids," said Dr Abdul Qayoom, an Immunization Officer in the area.
Police said they have taken cognizance of the incident and started investigation. "We have sent the body for autopsy and the real cause of the death would be established after the report comes," Manzoor Ahmad, SHO Charar-i-Sharief police station, told Greater Kashmir.
The family members of Wasiqa daughter of Mushtaq Ahmad of Tilsara in Char-e-Sharief alleged that the death occurred due to adverse reaction of the vaccine.
"She died an hour after the vaccine was given to her," they said. Soon after the death, locals held protests in the hospital premises against the health authorities.
According to official sources, the baby was given vaccine (Easy-Five). It is a combination of five different vaccines, launched in held Jammu and Kashmir on February 21 by the Health department.
It prevents children from diseases like Hepatitis-B, Diphtheria (an upper respiratory tract illness), Tetanus, Pertussis (commonly called whooping cough) and Hib, which protects from pneumonia.
According to the family, the baby passed away soon after she was administered the vaccine this morning during a regular immunization program.
However, officials said they had not received any such complaints before. "Since the vaccine was launched we have given 4500 vials and no adverse reaction occurred in kids," said Dr Abdul Qayoom, an Immunization Officer in the area.
Police said they have taken cognizance of the incident and started investigation. "We have sent the body for autopsy and the real cause of the death would be established after the report comes," Manzoor Ahmad, SHO Charar-i-Sharief police station, told Greater Kashmir.
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