South Connect : Contaminated Polio Vaccines Given To Kids In Telangana

The Ministry of Health on Monday confirmed the reports of oral polio vaccines contaminated with the type-2 polio virus which were given to the children in Telangana and other states like Maharashtra and UP. As per the reports, a Health Ministry official confirmed that some vials of the oral polio vaccines were contaminated. The officials further added that there is no need to panic. The polio surveillance team in the three states have been asked to step up the monitoring of all those children who have been given the vaccine and keep a close watch for any symptoms.