Government health officials have refuted such allegations and have said the girl was already infected before being vaccinated.
For the past nine days, Gungun Prajapati's health has been in bad shape. Parents of Prajapati, who is a class five student in Gurunanak National High School, Sion, have alleged that their daughter fell ill from the Measles and Rubella (MR) vaccination provided by the government at her school. Prajapati is currently hospitalised and is being observed in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
Government health officials have refuted such allegations and have said the girl was already infected before being vaccinated. According to them, the fact that Prajapati fell ill after being vaccinated is only a coincidence. However, the situation has put school authorities in a fix as parents are no more consenting to vaccines.
The vaccinations were monitored at the Gurunanak National High School on November 29. Prajapati's sister, who is a class seven student in the same school, also received the MR vaccine on that day.
Prajapati's father, Tarkeshwar Prajapati, said, "After receiving the vaccine my daughter complained of nausea and headache. She was also running a temperature. Since then, she has been under medication and on Sunday, we shifted her to the Sion hospital. Presently, she is in the ICU and has been diagnosed with pneumonia. At the time of the vaccination, she only had a mild cough. As per my knowledge, doctors were given instructions to not administer vaccines to students with a fever or cold and cough. If my daughter had a cough, they should not have vaccinated her."
Such cases across the state have intimidated parents; they are hesitant to let their children take vaccinations at school.
A parent of another student of the Gurunanak National High School said, "After reading related reports, I am hesitant to let my children be vaccinated at school. We have been asked to partake in a meeting with the doctors. Let us see what they have to say."
The principal of the aforementioned school said, "Most of the parents, though educated have refused to consent to vaccines. We cannot force them. We are organising a meet between parents and government doctors."
Prashant Redij, secretary of the Mumbai School Principals Association, said, "Eighty per cent schools have been successful in administering vaccines to their students. Only 15 to 20 per cent parents are doubtful. I think if parents want their children to be vaccinated by family doctors, the government should also direct these doctors to vaccinate children to make the project a success."
Dr Santosh Revankar, Joint Executive Health Officer, BMC, said, "Prajapati's case has nothing to do with the vaccine. It is only coincidence that she fell ill after being vaccinated. If the vaccine had to react, it would have reacted immediately; within an hour or so. Her nausea is due to the fear of vaccines."
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Government health officials have refuted allegations made by Gunjan Prajapati’s parents. According to them, the girl was already infected before being vaccinated
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