Mandya: Baby dies after vaccination; parents accuse doctor’s negligence
Mandya, Dec 7: A one-and-half month-old baby died after it was vaccinated with pentavalent vaccine at Kadukottanahalli in Maddur taluk on Friday.
The baby of Swamy and Jyothi from Cheeranahalli in Mandya taluk died within 24 hours of getting the vaccination.
Jyothi who was at her mother’s house at Kadukottanahalli, got her baby vaccinated at the local primary health centre on Thursday afternoon. After suffering from fever throughout the night, the baby died on Friday morning.
Now, parents and relatives alleged that their baby was died because of the negligence of the doctors. Though they have taken the suffering baby to the hospital, the doctors have not responded, they said and staged a protest in front of the PHC.
After administering pentavalent vaccination, three children were died in the taluk last year. But the Health Department officers denied the allegation that the child died due to vaccination.
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4 workers die after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad
Dhanbad (Jharkhand) (PTI): At least four workers died after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district on Saturday, a police official said.
The incident took place at Moonidih coal washery in the command area of Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL).
"Bodies of all four workers were dug out of debris during a rescue operation," Putki police station in-charge Waqar Hussain told PTI.
The incident took place when coal slurry was being loaded into trucks by workers, during which a large chunk of slurry fell and trapped several workers underneath, officials said.
The deceased have been identified as Manik Bauri, Dinesh Bauri, Deepak Bauri, and Hemlal Gope.
Meanwhile, the family members of the deceased and local villagers placed the bodies in front of the washery gate and began a protest.
They demanded compensation, jobs for dependents and action against those responsible for the incident.
Police and administration officials are trying to pacify the protesters, an official said.
