Girl gets ill after receiving TT vaccination

By A Staff Reporter

IMPHAL | Sept 18

In a bizarre incident an eleven year old girl, identified as Toijam Ronita got ill after getting free vaccination of Tetanus toxoid (TT) from Yairipok Community Health Centre on September 7.  

Toijam Sobita, aunt of Ronita told reporters at Manipur Press Club today that she along with her nine-month old infant daughter and Ronita went to the said health centre on September 7 to get the infant’s routine check-up. 

She recalled that at the CHC the nurse curiously asked about her niece’s age and when she told the nurse, one Thoithoi that her niece was eleven, the latter suggested getting her niece an injection of TT and iron tablet.

Sobita and the child even hesitated to get the injection, but as the nurse was insisting that it will be beneficial to health in the future, she gave in and was given the injections.

Sobita recalled that her niece has been a very healthy child and never had fallen so sick till date, but the morning after getting the injection, the child cried in pain. “Ronita started developing breathing difficulty and certain uneasiness in her body and could not even eat and sleep”, Sobita added.

She then took her to the CHC and told one Dr. Miranda about the case. She was given medicine to get better. Sobita took Ronita back home but after a while the pain started again, so they admitted her in Thoubal hospital. The Thoubal hospital staff cooled down her pain but only temporarily and Ronita started crying in pain again, Sobita said.

Thereafter Ronita was admitted again in JNIMS, after the pain subsided she was discharged the following day. But after two days Ronita started experiencing the same pain again. Consequently Ronita was taken to RIMS. 

She said that the doctor of RIMS said that the effects of the medicine or vaccination (TT) given by Yairipok CHC hurt Ronita’s stomach and has caused allergy.

Sobita alleged that the nurse (Thoithoi) was a substitute of one Ashalata. She also alleged that 2-3 patients had similar experiences with nurse Thoithoi. Further she urged the authorities concerned to look into the matter and make sure that qualified medical staffs are stationed at the public health care centre.

It is learned that Ronita is feeling better at the time of filing this report.

By A Staff Reporter

IMPHAL | Sept 18

In a bizarre incident an eleven year old girl, identified as Toijam Ronita got ill after getting free vaccination of Tetanus toxoid (TT) from Yairipok Community Health Centre on September 7.  

Toijam Sobita, aunt of Ronita told reporters at Manipur Press Club today that she along with her nine-month old infant daughter and Ronita went to the said health centre on September 7 to get the infant’s routine check-up. 

She recalled that at the CHC the nurse curiously asked about her niece’s age and when she told the nurse, one Thoithoi that her niece was eleven, the latter suggested getting her niece an injection of TT and iron tablet.

Sobita and the child even hesitated to get the injection, but as the nurse was insisting that it will be beneficial to health in the future, she gave in and was given the injections.

Sobita recalled that her niece has been a very healthy child and never had fallen so sick till date, but the morning after getting the injection, the child cried in pain. “Ronita started developing breathing difficulty and certain uneasiness in her body and could not even eat and sleep”, Sobita added.

She then took her to the CHC and told one Dr. Miranda about the case. She was given medicine to get better. Sobita took Ronita back home but after a while the pain started again, so they admitted her in Thoubal hospital. The Thoubal hospital staff cooled down her pain but only temporarily and Ronita started crying in pain again, Sobita said.

Thereafter Ronita was admitted again in JNIMS, after the pain subsided she was discharged the following day. But after two days Ronita started experiencing the same pain again. Consequently Ronita was taken to RIMS. 

She said that the doctor of RIMS said that the effects of the medicine or vaccination (TT) given by Yairipok CHC hurt Ronita’s stomach and has caused allergy.

Sobita alleged that the nurse (Thoithoi) was a substitute of one Ashalata. She also alleged that 2-3 patients had similar experiences with nurse Thoithoi. Further she urged the authorities concerned to look into the matter and make sure that qualified medical staffs are stationed at the public health care centre.

It is learned that Ronita is feeling better at the time of filing this report.

Read more / Original news source: http://www.ifp.co.in/item/3730-girl-gets-ill-after-receiving-tt-vaccination