<p>At least 114 children were hospitalised in Hooghly district after they were mistakenly given Hepatitis B vaccine orally instead of pulse polio drops.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Six persons were suspended for the the lapse that triggered protests with angry villagers locking up health workers<br /><br />Yesterday was pulse polio day so parents had taken their children to the polio booth at the Khatul village under Arambagh sub-division, official sources said.<br /><br />One of the parents noticed that the health workers at the polio booth in Khatul village was giving Hepatitis B vaccine orally instead of polio drops and immediately informed the matter to the health workers and the villagers, the sources said.<br /><br />By then 114 children had already been given the Hepatitis B vaccine orally.<br /><br />Angry villagers then locked up the health workers and the local Block Development Officer (BDO) and the Sub-Divisional Officer (SDO) Arambagh who rushed to the spot to pacify them.<br /><br />Meanwhile, all the 114 children who were given Hepatitis B vaccine instead of pulse polio drops were admitted to the Arambagh Sub-Divisional Hospital.<br /><br />The Superintendent of the Arambagh Sub-Divisional Hospital Nirmalya Ray said the Hepatitis B vaccine would not cause any harm to the children.<br /><br />Hepatitis B is administered through injection while pulse polio drops are given orally.<br />Ray also said that most of the children had been discharged from hospital as they were admitted so that they could be kept under observation.<br /><br />Hooghly District Magistrate Manmeet Nanda said six persons have been suspended in this connection. Five of them are health workers and one anganwadi worker.</p>
<p>At least 114 children were hospitalised in Hooghly district after they were mistakenly given Hepatitis B vaccine orally instead of pulse polio drops.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Six persons were suspended for the the lapse that triggered protests with angry villagers locking up health workers<br /><br />Yesterday was pulse polio day so parents had taken their children to the polio booth at the Khatul village under Arambagh sub-division, official sources said.<br /><br />One of the parents noticed that the health workers at the polio booth in Khatul village was giving Hepatitis B vaccine orally instead of polio drops and immediately informed the matter to the health workers and the villagers, the sources said.<br /><br />By then 114 children had already been given the Hepatitis B vaccine orally.<br /><br />Angry villagers then locked up the health workers and the local Block Development Officer (BDO) and the Sub-Divisional Officer (SDO) Arambagh who rushed to the spot to pacify them.<br /><br />Meanwhile, all the 114 children who were given Hepatitis B vaccine instead of pulse polio drops were admitted to the Arambagh Sub-Divisional Hospital.<br /><br />The Superintendent of the Arambagh Sub-Divisional Hospital Nirmalya Ray said the Hepatitis B vaccine would not cause any harm to the children.<br /><br />Hepatitis B is administered through injection while pulse polio drops are given orally.<br />Ray also said that most of the children had been discharged from hospital as they were admitted so that they could be kept under observation.<br /><br />Hooghly District Magistrate Manmeet Nanda said six persons have been suspended in this connection. Five of them are health workers and one anganwadi worker.</p>