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A year-long autopsy-based study by AIIMS, New Delhi, has found no scientific evidence linking COVID-19 vaccination to sudden deaths among young adults, reaffirming vaccine safety and attributing most such deaths to known medical conditions, particularly cardiovascular diseases.
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Karnataka Chief Minister has said the recent heart attack deaths in Hassan district may be linked to the vaccination drive. He also claimed the vaccines were 'hastily' approved
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ICMR and AIIMS studies have confirmed that Covid-19 vaccines do not increase the risk of sudden cardiac deaths in young adults. The Health Ministry dismissed claims linking vaccination to such fatalities as misleading and harmful to public health.
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"The virus evolves, but so does the immune system. T-cells adapt and learn to recognize the mutating parts of the virus," said Alessandro Sette, Professor at LJI.
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ICMR said that the results of its study into heart attacks in young individuals and a possible link between heart attacks and Covid-19 vaccines and its results will be announced soon
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India’s reputation as a global pharma hub has taken a severe beating now.
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By Mark Davison When World Trade Organization (WTO) members agreed in June to ease patent rules on Covid-19 vaccines, they stopped short of waiving patent protection. As the vaccines flowed into some parts of the world in late 2020, bringing relief, hope and a ticket out of lockdown, other countries’ vaccination rates lagged far behind. […]
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By Biswajit Dhar The World Health Organization (WHO) has called it “vaccine apartheid”: developed economies who can pay for Covid-19 vaccines have much higher rates of vaccination than developing economies. Only 21% of people in low-income countries have received at least one Covid-19 vaccine dose, partly because pharmaceutical companies have refused to temporarily waive their […]
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India’s outreach in Afghanistan, the first since the Taliban captured power, carries immense significance and serves as a test for the country’s diplomatic skills. The Indian delegation’s visit to Kabul, led by joint secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs JP Singh, has demonstrated New Delhi’s eagerness to engage with the Taliban regime, which still […]
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New Delhi: As the country is rapidly pacing its speed to fully inoculate the eligible population with both the doses of COVID-19 vaccines, sources have now learned that the decision on administering booster or precaution dose for those above 18 years of age has not been taken yet. “The Government of India targets to complete […]
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Hyderabad: Burglars broke into an Urban Primary Health Centre at Kalikhabar in the old city and decamped with 41 vials of Covishield and Covaxin on Sunday. According to the police, the burglars broke open the main door of the UPHC Jambagh on the Kalikhabar road under the Mirchowk police station limits and entered the premises. […]
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Hyderabad: Over 3 crore Covid-19 vaccines have been administered so far in Telangana, Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar said on Saturday after inspecting the mobile vaccination drive in Sunrise Homes Colony, Rajendra Nagar. The drive is part of a 10-day mobile vaccination campaign that began in the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) limits on Saturday to […]
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Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has once again violated Facebook guidelines by making false claims about vaccines. Bolsonaro has linked Covid-19 vaccines to AIDS during a livestream and the internet went berserk. Attributing the claim to a UK government report found to be inaccurate, he said, “I’m just going to report it, I won’t comment. I’ve […]
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New York: A team of US researchers, including a scientist of Indian-origin, has shown for the first time that Covid-19 vaccines and prior Covid infections can provide broad immunity against other similar coronaviruses. The findings build a rationale for universal coronavirus vaccines that could prove useful in the face of future epidemics. “Until our study, […]
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United Nations: Mourning the loss of lives lost due to the global Coronavirus pandemic, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday reiterated India’s commitment to start giving vaccines to needy persons in other countries, even as he gave a clarion call to manufacturers to “Come, Make Vaccine in India”. “For the last one-and-a-half years, the whole […]
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It is unfortunate that the court virtually endorsed unscientific and irrational ideas and practices
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People suffering from cardiovascular diseases have had it worse during the ongoing pandemic.
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Hyderabad: About 300 staff and students were administered Covid-19 vaccines as part of free vaccination drive organised by the Osmania University in collaboration with Jahnavi College NSS Unit at University College of Arts & Social Sciences, OU campus, here on Friday. The two-day vaccination drive for students, research scholars and teaching and non-teaching staff of […]
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The authors note that this presents challenges at both the individual and population levels, since current vaccine protocols may not provide adequate protection to immunosuppressed patients
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Malpass also called on countries with surplus doses to release it for use by developing countries, and for vaccine manufacturers to prioritise the available doses for the developing countries that so urgently need them.
