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Protest axe on Odisha hospital guards
The security personnel, were expressing solidarity with the family of their 25-year-old colleague who passed away three days after being administered the vaccine
Subhashish Mohanty | Bhubaneswar | Published 30.01.21, 02:20 A
The Nuapada district administration in Odisha has sacked three security guards of a hospital and issued showcause notices to 14 others after they staged a protest demanding adequate financial assistance to the family of their colleague who died on January 26, three days after taking a Covid-19 vaccine shot.
The guards, who are employed at the district headquarters hospital at Nuapada, were expressing solidarity with the family of their 25-year-old colleague Nanikram Keut who passed away three days after being administered the vaccine. Doctors had said that Nanikram, posted at the hospital for the past 13 months, appeared “perfectly healthy” and had no history of pre-existing health disorders prior to the vaccination. Nanikram was to get married next month.
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Behera said Nanikram had died because of a blood-related disease. “We have the post-mortem report. He did not die because of the vaccine. His death was caused by some disorder which needs to be studied closely. He was alright before taking the vaccine,” he said.
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Garib Sena, a non-political outfit working for the cause of the poor, threatened to launch an agitation over the action against the guards.
“They are poor people. What’s their fault? They were demanding financial help for the family members of their colleague who died three days after being vaccinated. The government should take a lenient view of the matter. If the termination order is not withdrawn, we will launch an agitation including road blockade,” said its president Ravi Mangaraj.
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