Photo-op of Indian politician administering Covid vaccine herself backfires

An Indian politician has become mired in controversy after she was filmed administering the Covid-19 vaccine jab to a woman amid questions over whether she was qualified for the task.

India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party’s regional unit has filed a complaint against West Bengal’s politician Tabassum Ara for administering the Covid jab to a rural woman with no apparent professional qualification to do so, reported The Indian Express.

A show-cause notice was also issued against four people, including Ms Ara, for medical negligence by the state health department. The authorities deployed a medical officer at the house of the woman who got the jab to keep her under observation.