Newborn dies 2 days after inoculation at Anganwadi centre

An infant died after she was administered a vaccine at an Anganwadi centre in Shyam Nagar in Hyderabad on Tuesday. A police complaint has been filed by the parents at Basheerbagh Police Station, alleging medical negligence.

In the police complaint, Pothuraju Kathalanna, 34, father of the deceased



infant, who works as a labourer, said that on December 23, a local Asha worker visited their home and informed Kathalanna’s wife Renuka, 27, about a vaccination drive at the Anganwadi centre in Shyam Nagar.

They took their daughter for vaccination and had it administered by an unidentified nurse.