Karnataka Health Department serves notice to private law college for spreading false rumours about Covishield vaccine
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Karnataka Health Department serves notice to private law college for spreading false rumours about Covishield vaccine

The Hindu  

The Department of Health and Family Welfare has served a notice to Sri Siddaramaiah Law College, Chickballapur, for allegedly spreading false rumours that people who have been vaccinated with Covishield vaccine suffer from cardiac arrests. The college allegedly claimed that the Health Department said that blood clots and sudden heart attacks are causing deaths as a result of Covishield vaccination taken during the COVID-19 pandemic and issued an instruction that students should not consume cold water, ice cream and soft drinks. But the Health Department clarified that it had not published any such notification and it has been seen that false rumours are being spread on social media and this is being taken seriously. However, Dinesh Gundu Rao, Minister of Health and Family Welfare, on his ‘X’ account said, “Covishield vaccine was used in the country to fight against COVID-19, but now more rumours are spreading due to growing concerns about its side-effects.

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Serum Institute faces lawsuit over Covishield side-effects: ‘Deaths from blood clots,’ says father of deceased girl
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Serum Institute faces lawsuit over Covishield side-effects: ‘Deaths from blood clots,’ says father of deceased girl

Live Mint  

Serum Institute of India, which produces AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine under the brand name Covishield in India, is facing a lawsuit in the country, a day after the latter admitted its vaccine can, in rare cases, cause a side effect resulting in a serious blot clot-related ailment. AstraZeneca's said its Covid-19 vaccine, co-developed with the University of Oxford, can in rare …

Covishield | Plea in Supreme Court for probe panel for vaccine’s ‘risk factors’
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Covishield | Plea in Supreme Court for probe panel for vaccine’s ‘risk factors’

The Hindu  

The controversy over the safety aspects of the Covishield vaccine reached the Supreme Court on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, with a petition seeking the constitution of an expert medical panel to study the risk factors. Now after the document filed in UK court by the developer of Covishield, we are compelled to think on the risk and hazardous consequences of …

Serum Institute could resume Covishield production as Covid cases rise
1 year, 11 months ago

Serum Institute could resume Covishield production as Covid cases rise

Live Mint  

The Serum Institute of India could resume production of the Covishield Covid-19 vaccine as infections rise in the country, a company spokesperson said on Wednesday. Dr Amitav Banerjee - an epidemiologist who leads DY Patil Medical College in Pune has earlier said that Covishield carried a ‘double whammy of risk’. Many would perhaps not know that Covishield carries a DNA …

MP: Dead man gets COVID-19 vaccination certificate in Rajgarh
3 years, 3 months ago

MP: Dead man gets COVID-19 vaccination certificate in Rajgarh

India TV News  

A deceased senior citizen allegedly received a message about having taken the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and got a certificate for the same in Madhya Pradesh's Rajgarh district, an official said on Saturday. The authorities have cited computer error as a reason for the goof-up, in which Purushottam Shakyawar of Biaora town, who died in May, received a …

Instances of fake Covid inoculation camps, vaccines reported from Maharashtra, Bengal, UP: Govt in LS
3 years, 3 months ago

Instances of fake Covid inoculation camps, vaccines reported from Maharashtra, Bengal, UP: Govt in LS

India Today  

Instances of fake Covid-19 vaccination camps and vaccines have come to the central government's notice from Maharashtra, West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh, the Lok Sabha was told on Friday. The Ministry of Health has directed the state governments to investigate these instances and take stringent legal and administrative actions so that such fraudulent activities are not repeated in future, Minister …

Karnataka High Court Refuses To Interfere With State Government Order Allowing Only Students, Teachers, Staff With One Dose Of Vaccine To Attend Colleges
3 years, 3 months ago

Karnataka High Court Refuses To Interfere With State Government Order Allowing Only Students, Teachers, Staff With One Dose Of Vaccine To Attend Colleges

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court on Saturday refused to interfere with the government order, permitting only those students, teachers and staff members who have been vaccinated to attend colleges. A division bench of Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi and Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum while disposing off a petition filed challenging the government order dated July 16, said, "We are of the …

Karnataka: Man demands written assurance from disrict admin over Covid vaccine safety. What happened next?
3 years, 3 months ago

Karnataka: Man demands written assurance from disrict admin over Covid vaccine safety. What happened next?

India TV News  

Highlights Karnataka local takes Covid vaccine only after written assurance from the administration. The Hubballi-Dharwad district administration had to give a written assurance to a local that they would take responsibility of his family if something happens to him after Covid vaccination. The Hubballi-Dharwad district in Karnataka recently witnessed a case where a man, named Anand, got a written assurance …

Govt Panel Backs Mixing Covishield, Covaxin. Will the Cocktail Science Work on Dominant Covid Strains
3 years, 7 months ago

Govt Panel Backs Mixing Covishield, Covaxin. Will the Cocktail Science Work on Dominant Covid Strains

News 18  

The Subject Expert Committee of the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation has recommended mixing vaccine doses. Dr Kate O’Brien, director of the World Health Organisation’s vaccine unit told The Associated Press, “Based on the basic principles of how vaccines work, we do think that the mix-and-match regimens are going to work.” Studies on mixing In order to understand the safety …

Karnataka Minister BC Patil Takes Covid-19 Vaccine at Home, Triggers Controversy
4 years ago

Karnataka Minister BC Patil Takes Covid-19 Vaccine at Home, Triggers Controversy

News 18  

Karnataka Agriculture Minister BC Patil on Tuesday courted a controversy after taking COVID-19 vaccine at his home instead of going to designated hospital, drawing criticism from Health Minister K Sudhakar and others. While 'Made In India' vaccines are being immensely appreciated by many countries, some vested interest groups are spreading false information about the vaccines.” As several social media users …

Did not commit any crime: Karnataka minister after receiving flak for vaccine shot at home
4 years ago

Did not commit any crime: Karnataka minister after receiving flak for vaccine shot at home

India Today  

Karnataka Agriculture Minister B C Patil, who courted controversy for taking Covid-19 vaccine at home instead of hospital, defended his move and said he "did not commit any crime". We have asked for a report from the State government: Rajesh Bhushan, Health Secretary, on being asked about a Karnataka MLA receiving vaccine shot at his residence today pic.twitter.com/zUgkwnKGUb — ANI …

Madras High Court Issues Notice To SII, DCGI, ICMR On Plea By Volunteer Alleging Side Effects After 'Covishield' Trial
4 years, 1 month ago

Madras High Court Issues Notice To SII, DCGI, ICMR On Plea By Volunteer Alleging Side Effects After 'Covishield' Trial

Live Law  

The Madras High Court on Friday issued notice on a plea filed by a participant of the clinal trial of Oxford/Astra Zeneca vaccine 'Covishield' produced by the Serum Institute of India who allegedly suffered serious side effects after receiving the first dose in the trial. The petitioner, one Asif Riaz, alleges that he suffered from a severe side effect and …

Madras HC issues notice to Centre on plea asking Covishield vaccine to be declared unsafe
4 years, 1 month ago

Madras HC issues notice to Centre on plea asking Covishield vaccine to be declared unsafe

India Today  

The Madras High Court on Friday issued notices to the Union health ministry and the Drugs Controller General of India over a plea seeking directions that would declare Covishield vaccine to be unsafe. The Madras High Court was hearing a petition filed by one Asif Riaz who had participated in the clinical trials of Covishield as a volunteer. He said …

Vaccinate, but insist on Covishield, TNGDA tells doctors
4 years, 2 months ago

Vaccinate, but insist on Covishield, TNGDA tells doctors

The Hindu  

The Tamil Nadu Government Doctors Association has recommended to doctors to get the COVID-19 vaccination, and insist on the Covishield vaccine till the phase-3 results of Covaxin are out. However, as some doctors expressed concerns over the safety of the COVID-19 vaccine and expressed an unwillingness to vaccine, the TNGDA sought the opinion of three independent specialists on the safety, …

After lawsuit from volunteer, SII chief says govt should protect vaccine makers from 'frivolous claims'
4 years, 3 months ago

After lawsuit from volunteer, SII chief says govt should protect vaccine makers from 'frivolous claims'

India Today  

Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla said on Saturday that the government should protect the vaccine makers against all lawsuits alleging side-effects. Adar Poonawalla said the government can intervene and protect the vaccine manufacturers from "frivolous claims". Adar Poonawalla's comments come weeks after a Chennai man, who was part of the third phase of clinical trials of a coronavirus …

Serum Institute says covid vaccine safe, did not cause side-effect in volunteer
4 years, 3 months ago

Serum Institute says covid vaccine safe, did not cause side-effect in volunteer

Live Mint  

NEW DELHI: Serum Institute of India on Tuesday said its Covishield vaccine is safe and immunogenic and did not cause the neurological serious adverse effect in the 40-year-old participant from Chennai. “The incident with the Chennai volunteer, though highly unfortunate, was in no way induced by the vaccine and Serum Institute of India is sympathetic with the volunteer's medical condition,” …

Covishield vaccine safe, volunteer's illness not due to dose, clarifies Serum Institute
4 years, 3 months ago

Covishield vaccine safe, volunteer's illness not due to dose, clarifies Serum Institute

India Today  

Amid concerns and doubts surrounding the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine that is undergoing trials in India in partnership with the Serum Institute of India, the vaccine maker has now clarified that the illness referred by a volunteer was “in no way induced by the vaccine”. The incident with the Chennai volunteer though highly unfortunate was in no way induced by the …

Exclusive| They didn't stop vaccine trials despite my sufferings, requests by my family: Covishield volunteer
4 years, 3 months ago

Exclusive| They didn't stop vaccine trials despite my sufferings, requests by my family: Covishield volunteer

India Today  

The volunteer from Chennai who reportedly suffered adverse events following vaccination during the clinical trials of Covishield has alleged that authorities continued with the trials even though his family had requested them to investigate his case and halt trials until factors that led to his suffering were known. Speaking to India Today TV over the phone, the volunteer said the …

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