In the US, more than 13,000 recipients of COVID-19 vaccines have filed injury claims with the federal government. In India, Venugopalan Govindan’s daughter Karunya died in July 2021 after taking the Covishield vaccine that was co-developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University. He is contemplating moving the courts even though the national committee set up by …
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s photo has been removed from COVID-19 vaccination certificates issued by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. “Together, India will defeat COVID-19,” the CoWIN certificates had long borne images of PM Modi, along with the caption. Now, the quote remains with an attribution to the Prime Minister on the certificates. A …
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Global pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca has said that its AZD1222 vaccine against Covid-19, which was made under licence in India as Covishield, could cause low platelet counts and formation of blood clots in “very rare” cases. AstraZeneca has accepted a link between the vaccine and Thrombosis with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome (TTS), a medical condition characterised by abnormally …
TTS is a rare disease that was observed in individuals who received a Covid-19 adenovirus vector-based vaccination. (Image: Shutterstock) A limited number of individuals who got the Covishield vaccination have reported experiencing TTS syndrome, a significant and uncommon side effect. AstraZeneca, the UK pharmaceutical company, has admitted that their Covid-19 vaccination might cause Thrombosis with …
AstraZeneca is facing a class action lawsuit in the UK over its Covishield vaccine. New Delhi: British pharma giant AstraZeneca has admitted that its Covid vaccine can cause a rare side effect, The Telegraph (UK) has reported. Covishield can cause, in rare cases, a condition that leads to blot clots and low platelet count, the …
A first ever comparative study has revealed that Covishield outperformed Covaxin as vaccine during the Covid-19 pandemic. The study not only provides comparison data of both vaccines but also paves the way for establishment of technology required for immunology assessment in future. A vial of the Covishield vaccine. (FILE PHOTO) {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} The …