Mounting public concern over the worrying number of rabies deaths caused by stray dog bites has emerged as the latest political battleground between the government and the Opposition. Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan raised questions about the efficacy of the anti-rabies vaccine administered to dog bite victims.
Mr. Satheesan said Abhirami, who died of rabies in Pathanamthitta, was the latest victim of vaccine failure in Kerala. So far, rabies has claimed 21 lives in Kerala this year. Mr. Satheesan accused Health Minister Veena George of shrugging off public concern about the potency of anti-rabies medicine sourced by the the Kerala State Medical Services Corporation. He demanded a probe.
