A teen-aged boy who had been administered with measles vaccine two weeks ago died in a hospital on Saturday.
His parents alleged that the vaccine was to blame and lodged a complaint at the Tirtol police station.The boy was reading in Okala primary school under Kujanga block in class five. He had been administered with measles and rubella vaccination on February 3. Soon after the vaccine was administered, the deceased boy started shivering and suffered fever. later, he was shifted to the Manijanga CHC for treatment but his condition turned critical. Subsequently, the boy died at the Sishu Bhawan in Cuttack on February 14.Soon after the news reached the village, hundreds of residents of Okala village resorted to road blockade at Potanai- Garai road. The police rushed to the spot to maintain law and order. Tirtol SDPO Siba Charan Mallick said a case had been registered and the body sent for autopsy.