Oldest woman in world found during vaccination

India's push to vaccinate its elderly population may just have uncovered the oldest woman on the planet, Report informs, citing Metro.

Thus, medics came across Rehtee Begum when they were going door-to-door to administer vaccines.

She gave her age as 124, a whopping seven years older than Kane Tanaka, a Japanese woman who has a verified age of 117.

In fact, 124 would make her two years older than Jeanne Calment, a French woman who died at 122 in 1997 who is officially recognized as the oldest ever.

A doctor confirmed she was given a jab on Wednesday at a mobile inoculation unit, as did the region's information department.