Overview

• The three-month-old from Bheemra received Pulse Polio drops around noon on Sunday and was observed until 12:30 pm without any problems.
• The parents returned around 1 pm citing continuous crying and one episode of vomiting, then went to a private doctor before the PHC doctor declared the infant dead at about 2:15 pm.
• District police registered a case of death under suspicious circumstances and sent the body for a postmortem examination.
• The preliminary postmortem indicated probable laryngeal spasm with aspiration leading to asphyxia, and officials said the case does not appear linked to the vaccine.
• Health authorities noted that 108 other children received doses from the same vial without adverse events, and laboratory analysis of stomach contents along with the final PME report is awaited.