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May 9, 2024, 10:23 PM - 3 mins read
The AIM urged the government of India to compensate all the victims of COVID-19 vaccines, including their family members, through a mechanism that also involves vaccine manufacturers.
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May 1, 2024, 09:04 PM - 2 mins read
AstraZeneca, a British pharmaceutical company, has admitted in a UK court that its vaccine, which is sold in India under the name Covishield, can cause a rare side effect related to blood clotting called TTS.
Read more![AstraZeneca's acknowledgment of its vaccine's clotting side effect has stirred concerns among Covishield recipients in India. Government committees in India have investigated cases of TTS, confirming some fatalities, but legal hurdles may impede affected individuals from seeking recourse through British petitions due to jurisdictional differences. AstraZeneca's acknowledgment of its vaccine's clotting side effect has stirred concerns among Covishield recipients in India. Government committees in India have investigated cases of TTS, confirming some fatalities, but legal hurdles may impede affected individuals from seeking recourse through British petitions due to jurisdictional differences.](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.newsarenaindia.com%2F%2Fuploads%2Funtitled-design-20240501t144155319jpg_1714554992535.jpg&w=3840&q=8)
May 1, 2024, 02:16 AM - 4 mins read
They stress that despite this rare risk, ample evidence demonstrates that vaccination has saved lives, with benefits far outweighing potential risks. India’s top epidemiologist, former ICMR scientist Dr Raman Gangakhedkar, said those who got this vaccine have “no risk at all”.
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April 29, 2024, 11:38 PM - 4 mins read
Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off India’s mass Covid-19 vaccination drive with two vaccines - Serum Institute of India’s (SII) Covishield and Bharat Biotech’s homegrown vaccine Covaxin - which were approved by the country's drugs regulator earlier in January 2021.
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