Two toddlers die after vaccinaion by health workers

Kanpur: Two toddlers died on Thursday night soon after some vaccine was allegedly administered to them by a group of health workers in Sarsaul block of the district on the same day.
The babies were brought dead at the Ursala hospital, officials said.
Several children were were injected with some vaccine at Ram Nagar and Patakheda villages of Sarsaul block on Thursday by a team of health workers, said sources from the health department.
Families of other children who had received the same vaccination were also asked to bring their kids for medical examination.
The deceased kids were a three-year-old son of one Ganga Ram from Ram Nagar and a six-month-old son of one Bade Sahu from Patakheda.
Chief medical officer Dr Anil Mishra said, “Autopsy will be performed on both gthe bodies to ascertain the cause of their death. Strict action will be taken against those responsible after a thorough inquiry.”
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