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Bharat Biotech says its Covaxin demonstrated ‘excellent safety records’
Bharat Biotech has emphasized the safety of its Covaxin Covid vaccine, stating that it has shown excellent safety records with no vaccine-associated incidents such as blood clots or other serious side effects. The company highlighted that Covaxin was developed with a focus on safety first, followed by efficacy. It mentioned that Covaxin was extensively evaluated in more than 27,000 subjects during its licensure process and has been continuously monitored for safety by the health ministry.
Amid Covishield row, what WHO says on side-effects from Covid vaccine? Should you be worried?
Recent revelations by pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca have brought Covid vaccines back into the spotlight, with acknowledgment that its AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine can, in very rare instances, lead to Thrombosis Thrombocytopenia Syndrome (TTS)," a condition involving the formation of blood clots in blood vessels. Despite these rare occurrences, the pharmaceutical firm maintains that extensive clinical trial data and real-world evidence consistently support the safety and effectiveness of the vaccine.
AstraZeneca acknowledges its covid vaccine, Covishield, can lead to rare blood clot side effects; Here's what we know
Covishield Covid Vaccine: The Covishield COVID-19 vaccine, developed by AstraZeneca in partnership with the University of Oxford, has been acknowledged for its potential to induce a rare side effect known as Thrombosis with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome (TTS). This acknowledgment coincides with a legal case alleging severe adverse effects, including fatalities, linked to the vaccine. Kate, the spouse of one affected individual, calls for an apology and just compensation after a three-year ordeal.
Unveiling the link between common cold virus and serious blood clotting issue
Researchers have discovered a link between the adenovirus, which causes mild cold and flu symptoms, and blood clotting and low platelet levels in the body. The study was published in the New England Journal of Medicine and describes the story of a five-year-old boy and another patient who were both diagnosed with spontaneous HIT (heparin-induced thrombocytopenia) or VITT-like (vaccine-induced thrombotic thrombocytopenia)-like disorders related to adenovirus infection. The research team is hopeful that their discoveries will help develop early detection and enhanced treatment approaches for this life-threatening condition.
Parents welcome Supreme Court notice to Centre on 'vaccine-related' deaths of two girls
Parents of 18-year-old Rithaika from Hyderabad and Karunya, 20, from Coimbatore had filed a petition in the top court last year, alleging that the girls died due to severe complications a few days after they received their first shot of vaccination.
Supreme Court notice to government over alleged vaccine-related deaths of two girls
The parents of the girls had filed a writ petition in the court seeking a writ, order or direction for appointment of an expert medical board, independent of the government, to inquire into and investigate the deaths of their daughters, to share the report with them, as well as a writ, order or direction to the said expert medical board to prepare a protocol for early detection and timely treatment of AEFI due to Covid-19 vaccine and compensation to the them.
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Former MLA who left his seat for Adityanath among BJP's Rajya Sabha candidates from UP
In the recently concluded assembly elections, the BJP won 255 seats, while its allies Apna Dal (Sonelal) and Nishad party bagged 12 and six seats respectively. The Samajwadi Party won 111 seats while its ally, the Rashtriya Lok Dal, bagged eight. The SBSP, another ally of the Samajwadi Party, got six seats. The Congress won two seats and the BSP one.
Panel finds link between vaccination and rare case of blood clotting
The confirmation from the committee comes after the World Health Organization (WHO) started investigating a case of a 32-year-old doctor in India who died some weeks after receiving the Covid-19 vaccine.
Treatment for people suffering from Covid vaccine-related blood clots found
The researchers at the McMaster University recommend a combination of anti-clotting drugs and high doses of intravenous immunoglobulin to combat vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VITT).
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 be treated if patients report them early.
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Rural women in Uttar Pradesh to get loan at three per cent
"One woman would be able to get a loan of Rs 50 thousand to Rs one lakh from the bank", Cooperatives minister of UP, Shivpal Singh Yadav said.
Caspar David Friedrich's lost drawing to go under the hammer at Sotheby's London
A lost drawing by German artist Caspar David Friedrich, known only from an archive photograph, has resurfaced on the international market for the first time since circa 1900.
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