Menstruating women ‘denied’ jabs in Karnataka | India News – Times of India

BELAGAVI: Staffers at some vaccination centres in north Karnataka have been reportedly asking menstruating women to seek jabs five days after their cycle. Activists say eligible beneficiaries are being asked to return later in Raichur, Belagavi and Bidar districts.
In Raichur, some health workers, without any recorded data of post-vaccination complications, told women that the shot might lead to heavier bleeding and fatigue and they should wait for the periods to end, according to activist Vidhya Patil. “There are no such directions from the government, and women are being administered vaccines,” said Raichur deputy commissioner R Venkatesh Kumar.