A drug prepares a dose of the Covishield vaccine before administering it to a beneficiary in a government health care center.
Highlight
- A 55-year-old man in Jharkhand, who was bedridden after a road accident five years ago
- He started walking and speaking after given first dose of Covishield vaccine: Doctor
- A three-member medical team was constituted by the government to investigate the matter.
Doctors on Thursday claimed that a 55-year-old man in Jharkhand, who was lying in bed after a road accident five years ago, started walking and speaking after being given the first dose of the Kovidshield vaccine.
Shocked by the “miraculous recovery”, a three-member medical team was formed by the government to probe the matter, he said.
Doctors said that Dularchand Munda, a resident of Salgadih village of Uttasara panchayat area of Peterwar block of Bokaro district, was bedridden after an accident five years ago and unable to walk and speak.
Dr. Albela Kerketta said, “An Anganwadi worker administered the Kovishield vaccine to Munda at his home on January 4. The next day, the family members were shocked when they not only started moving Munda’s dead body, but also gave his speech. also withdrawn.” In-charge of Peterwar Community Health Center, Dr.
Bokaro Civil Surgeon Dr Jitendra Kumar said a three-member medical team has been formed to investigate the “miraculous recovery”. Doctors said Munda was completely bedridden with a spinal problem for the past one year. After receiving his first dose of Covishield – the anti-COVID vaccine, he not only stood up and started walking, but could speak much to his family’s surprise, he said.
“We have seen his report. It is a matter for investigation,” said Dr. Kerketta. Munda, the sole breadwinner of his family, was seriously injured in a road accident. Civil surgeon Dr Kumar said, “It is a surprising incident. We will analyze his medical history.”
The shocked villagers of Salgadih, about 50 km from the district headquarters, termed it as divine intervention.
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