THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The health department has taken action against three officials in connection with the incident in which children were administered the wrong anti-Covid vaccines at the Nenmanikkara family health centre. The health department has issued punishment transfers to Asst Surgeon Dr. K Keerthimaya, Junior Health Inspector Abdul Rasaq and Junior Public Health Nurse K Yamuna. While Keerthimaya has been transferred to Aanakkatti in Palakkad, Abdul Rasaq and Yamuna have been transferred to Kannur.

On May 28, 80 children were wrongly given Covaxin instead of the Corbevax vaccine. The vaccine was administered to children between the age of 12 and 14.
The action was taken following an investigation by the health department into the incident.