Only ‘isolated’ cases of incorrect Covid-19 vaccine data entry: Govt

The cases were “due to inadvertent data entry errors by the vaccinator in updating second dose vaccination data of the beneficiaries,” said minister of state for health and family welfare, Bharati Pawar

There have been “occasional” and “isolated” instances of Covid-19 vaccines being issued in the name of deceased persons across the country and all measures have been taken to resolve cases of incorrect entries, the ministry of health and family welfare (MoHFW) told Parliament on Friday.

A Covid-19 vaccine shot being prepared at a camp in New Delhi, India. (HT/File)

The “occasional, isolated” cases were “due to inadvertent data entry errors by the vaccinator in updating second dose vaccination data of the beneficiaries”, minister of state for health and family welfare Bharati Pawar said in a written reply to a query from Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee.

“The MoHFW has advised states and Union territories on multiple occasions to ensure correctness of data entry,” the minister added.

Pawar said all those who have registered for a second dose of Covid-19 vaccine are traced using the CoWIN app, the online platform for Covid vaccination, and measures are in place to verify the identity of each beneficiary.

The ministry also pointed out that a four-digit secret coding system is in place to ensure that the right persons are vaccinated and that there is no misuse of shots.