Jaipur: In a first of its kind in the state, 32 vials of Covaxin with 320 doses went missing at Kanwatia Hospital in Jaipur. The hospital has registered a case with the Shastri Nagar police station in connection with the case.
Officials confirmed that the vaccines went missing on Tuesday, while the case was registered under Section 380 of the Indian Penal Code on Wednesday.
Police officers confirmed with IANS that they had received a complaint from the hospital that 320 doses of Covaxin had disappeared there.
‘We have registered an FIR with theft charges and further investigations are underway. We are looking at the circuit television material of the hospital, and action will be taken if hospital staff are involved, ”said the police.
Meanwhile, few health officials said the chances are likely that the vaccines went missing in the store.
Source: Telangana Today