GUWAHATI: As many as 25 students’ of Sahabad ME Madrassa under Katlicherra revenue circle in Assam’s southern district of Hailakandi, complained of nausea, stomach ache and fever after being administered Measles Rubella (MR) vaccine on Saturday.
Deputy Commissioner, Hailakandi, Adil Khan has ordered a probe into the incident to be headed by Joint Director, Health Services and District Immunization Officer and asked them to submit a report to him immediately.
Following vaccination just after the mid-day meal, several students complained of nausea, fever, stomach ache and vomiting and had to be admitted to the nearest Katlicherra Block PHC for treatment.
Joint Director, Health Services, Dr. Avijit Basu, who rushed to the site, informed that six students have been hospitalised while the rest were kept under observation and would be discharged soon.
Dr. Basu said he had examined the vaccines administered to 120 students of the school in the afternoon and found them to be in order.
