Family of doctor who died post Covid vaccination to move courtWhile the National Adverse Events Following Immunisation (AEFI) committee has confirmed that Lunawat died due to vaccine-induced thrombotic...
21 Oct, 2021, 09.40 AM IST
Panel finds link between vaccination and rare case of blood clottingThe confirmation from the committee comes after the World Health Organization (WHO) started investigating a case of a 32-year-old doctor in...
20 Oct, 2021, 06.12 AM IST
Over 50% of adverse reactions after jabs were due to anxiety: ReportAccording to the report of the National Adverse Events Following Immunisation Committee, 36 of the 60 adverse reactions studied were relate...
22 Jul, 2021, 07.41 AM IST
Government panel shares its findings on 31 vaccine-related adverse eventsThe report by the National Adverse Event Following Immunisation (AEFI) committee confirmed that a 68-year-old man died due to anaphylaxis, ...
16 Jun, 2021, 08.46 AM IST
Risk of death following vaccination negligible compared to known risk of dying due to Covid: GovtThe number of deaths reported following COVID-19 vaccination in the country is only 0.0002 per cent of the 23.5 crore doses administered, a...
15 Jun, 2021, 04.46 PM IST
India confirms first death following COVID-19 vaccinationA 68-year-old man died due to anaphylaxis (severe allergic reaction) after being vaccinated on March 8, 2021.
15 Jun, 2021, 03.09 PM IST
Must extend side-effects monitoring to 28 days after vaccination: Top officialDr NK Arora, member of the national AEFI Adverse Events Following Immunization (AEFI) committee, said with more vaccines set to enter the m...
16 May, 2021, 09.39 AM IST
Deaths after COVID vaccination doubled to 180 in 2 weeks, shows reportAccording to an analysis of the data as of March 20, of the 494 adverse events reported, 124 were deaths, 305 were serious events that requ...
09 Apr, 2021, 08.09 AM IST
Experts call for detailed study of adverse eventsK Srinath Reddy, president of Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI), said cases of adverse events following immunisation (AEFI) may be v...
03 Apr, 2021, 09.00 AM IST
89 deaths reported following Covid vaccination till March 16, but none attributed to vaccine: GovtAdequate measures have been put in place to manage AEFI cases like availability of anaphylaxis kits at each vaccination site, immediate ref...
23 Mar, 2021, 08.06 PM IST
Panel on jab adverse events to take stockThe National Adverse Events Following Immunisation (AEFI) Committee meeting will take place in the wake of some European nations such as Ge...
16 Mar, 2021, 07.27 AM IST
Amid concerns over Covishield, India studies post-vaccination adverse eventsIndia has reported 234 adverse events following immunisation (AEFIs), including 71 deaths, for both the vaccines till Friday, said Dr N K A...
13 Mar, 2021, 08.57 PM IST
There's no link between deaths and Covid vaccination in India: PanelOut of 39 total deaths, the NAEFI has reviewed 12 cases and has found that the deaths were “unrelated” with no link to the vaccine.
24 Feb, 2021, 07.17 AM IST
No provision of insurance for recipients of COVID-19 vaccine: Ashwini Choubey, MoS for HealthMeasures have been put in place like availability of anaphylaxis kits at each vaccination site, immediate referral to AEFI management centr...
09 Feb, 2021, 03.22 PM IST
A healthcare worker in Telangana dies just hours after getting the COVID-19 vaccine shotA healthcare worker in Telangana, who was vaccinated for Covid-19 on Tuesday, died on Wednesday but authorities said the death seems unrela...
20 Jan, 2021, 05.41 PM IST
Health worker dies after jab, death not due to it: OfficialThe worker was vaccinated at about 11.30 AM on Tuesday at a Primary Health Centre (PHC) in the district and he is said to have developed ch...
20 Jan, 2021, 05.01 PM IST
Confusion in Maharashtra over adverse event and indemnityThere is confusion within the Maharashtra authorities about adverse event management and indemnity even as the state waits for vaccine supp...
09 Jan, 2021, 07.56 AM IST