KARACHI: Police Training Centre in Khairpur city of Sindh said employees of the provincial health department inoculated 170 officers of the force with expired coronavirus vaccines.
According to a preliminary inquiry, five health workers, including one Dr Amar Lal, were held responsible for injecting expired doses into the arms of the police.
The jabs, which expired in December, were administered on January 24. It remains unclear if authorities have notified all those affected.
While there is no major health risk from the expired doses as long as they did not get contaminated with bacteria, at least four police have reportedly gotten sick after receiving the shots.
The inquiry maintains the incident had taken place with the connivance of the storekeeper, technician, male nurse, and vaccinator, and recommended action against the responsible.
