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
India reviewing 700 serious post-vaccine adverse events“We are monitoring the cases closely and relooking at some of the unusual technical parameters in the wake of the reports by the European r...
09 Apr, 2021, 06.21 PM 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
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
19 deaths not causally related to vaccination presently reported till February 4: GovtTwo vaccines -- Covishield, manufactured by Serum Institute of India, and Covaxin by Bharat Biotech -- have been granted permission for res...
09 Feb, 2021, 04.07 PM 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
Covid vaccination: Just 8,500 of 44 lakh recipients reported adverse eventsData received from respondents show 97.4% said there was adequate social distancing at the booths, 98.4% had been informed about the proces...
05 Feb, 2021, 11.53 AM IST
Pentavalent: Health Ministry panel approves pan-India coverageA key Health Ministry advisory panel has given technical clearance for scaling up introduction of pentavalent vaccine at national level, mo...
11 Oct, 2013, 09.35 PM IST
Government to conduct major study on Pentavalent vaccine safetyIn the wake of 21 infants dying after receiving Pentavalent vaccine in the country, government will conduct a major study to ascertain its ...
16 Aug, 2013, 08.42 PM IST