Concerns raised over Covishield vaccine safety in India's apex courtA plea has been filed seeking setting up of an expert medical panel to study and assess the possible risk factors associated with the Astra...
01 May, 2024, 07.55 PM IST
Covishield Vaccine: Bereaved parents to take Serum Institute of India to Court following AstraZeneca's rare side effect admissionCovishield Vaccine Case: The parents of a woman allegedly deceased after receiving the Covishield vaccine plan to file a case against the S...
01 May, 2024, 11.05 AM IST
AstraZeneca acknowledges its covid vaccine, Covishield, can lead to rare blood clot side effects; Here's what we knowCovishield Covid Vaccine: The Covishield COVID-19 vaccine, developed by AstraZeneca in partnership with the University of Oxford, has been ...
30 Apr, 2024, 03.58 PM IST
Treatment for people suffering from Covid vaccine-related blood clots foundThe researchers at the McMaster University recommend a combination of anti-clotting drugs and high doses of intravenous immunoglobulin to c...
01 Jul, 2021, 02.17 PM IST
Covid clots now causing intestinal gangreneSunil Gavali, 58, is one recent case treated at Andheri’s Holy Family Hospital. He came to the emergency ward with severe abdominal pain an...
03 Jun, 2021, 10.11 AM IST
Miniscule bleeding, clotting events post COVID-19 vaccination in India: GovtThe health ministry said it is issuing advisories to ensure people are aware of suspected thromboembolic symptoms occurring up to 20 days a...
18 May, 2021, 08.35 AM IST
Government panel finds some cases of clots post Covishield jabsWhile the advisory will tell recipients to watch out for certain symptoms for at least 28 days after taking the shot, experts say blood clo...
17 May, 2021, 10.13 AM IST
New study finds slightly increased rates of vein blood clots after AstraZaneca Covid vaccine; stresses risk of adverse events lowThe findings are based on 280,000 people aged 18-65 who received a first dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine.
07 May, 2021, 05.35 PM IST
How big is the risk of fatal blood clots from Covishield?The risk is extremely low, and the link between blood clots and the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine is still not 100% clear. Also, the clots can...
21 Apr, 2021, 10.52 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
India to review COVID-19 vaccines after blood clot warning, says reportIndia is banking on vaccinations to help contain a record surge in cases in its second wave. The country reported a massive 126,789 new COV...
09 Apr, 2021, 09.23 AM IST
Heart attack, brain stroke main causes of death after Covid shotHeart attacks and brain strokes have been the two main causes of hospitalisation and death for Covid-19 vaccine recipients, the expert grou...
26 Mar, 2021, 09.43 AM IST
Centre allays concerns on Covishield vaccineCovishield is safe and there is 'no signal of concern' regarding it as of now, the Centre asserted on Wednesday amid reports of possible si...
25 Mar, 2021, 08.20 AM IST
Centre says both COVID-19 vaccines in India effective against British and Brazilian variants"Please don't spread doubt. As of today, these vaccines work on the good old virus as well as the new variants," NITI Aayog member (Health)...
24 Mar, 2021, 08.00 PM IST
Panel finds no causal link yet between Covid jabs and deaths“We have investigated the deaths by reviewing the post mortem reports, discharge summary among others and not found any link between deaths...
18 Mar, 2021, 08.03 AM 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