Thirty students in India vaccinated with one syringe for Covid-19
The incident took place in a school in the Sagar district where children were being given Covid-19 vaccines.
India's health ministry mandates a "one needle, one syringe, only one-time" protocol for Covid-19 vaccines.
India has administered over 2.03bn Covid-19 vaccines so far.
Single-use disposable syringes are widely used in India to avoid spreading deadly diseases like HIV. However, there have been multiple incidents where a single syringe has been reused in hospitals due to a shortage of equipment.
Jitendra Rai, vaccinating the children, told the media that the health department only gave him one syringe, and he was following orders.
Parents accompanying their children spotted the issue and reported it to the school authorities.
When state officials reached the school, Mr Rai was missing school, and his phone was turned off.
The state's health department has registered a case of negligence against him. Meanwhile, it has also started an inquiry against the official responsible for dispatching equipment for the vaccination drive.
A spokesperson from the opposition Congress party has demanded that the state's health minister should resign over the incident.
India is the second country after China to have crossed the two-billion Covid vaccines mark. In July, the government announced a 75-day free Covid booster dose programme for all adults to mark India's 75th independence anniversary.
According to India's health ministry, 98% of adults have received at least one dose of the Covid vaccine, while 90% have been fully vaccinated.
On Wednesday, the country reported 18,313 daily cases for the past 24 hours and 57 Covid-related deaths.
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