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The nod is for the issuance of the order for the purchase of 1.12 lakh vials for Rs 2.97 crore, which would see the authorities coughing up an additional Rs 112 for a single vial
As many as 49,400 Equine Rabies Immunoglobulin (ERIG) vials have already arrived at vaccine collection centers in Thiruvananthapuram and Ernakulam.
Questions were raised about the efficacy of the vaccine after several people succumbed to the virus despite availing the vaccine shots.
The vaccines were administered in Kozhikode, Thiruvananthapuram and Thrissur districts.
The dog bit him on the face. There are multiple wounds near the eye. The boy was administered both serum and vaccine as the bite was a Category-3 wound.
Within five months, the State has already used 62 per cent of the overall stock meant for the whole year.
There has been almost double the rise in cases of dogs infected with the deadly rabies virus in the last five years.
The continuous deaths due to rabies have put a question mark over the efficacy of this batch of vaccines. But it doesn’t mean vaccines are ineffective, writes Dr Sulphi Noohu.
Out of the 20 deaths caused by rabies, six persons got infected with the disease by bites from pet dogs.
Abhirami was admitted to Kottayam MCH on Friday night in critical condition.
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