Officials said on Wednesday that a 19-year-old man in India died just 48 hours after receiving the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
The victim has been identified as Shubham Parmar. Health officials said the teenager received an injection in a village in Madhya Pradesh. The authorities stated that after Parma received the first shot, the necessary vaccine procedures have been followed. TNew India Express report, Citing the Press Trust of India.
He received the dose on the afternoon of November 6, and returned home after being monitored by the health team for half an hour. However, the next morning, the teenager complained of restlessness and began to vomit. He was first taken to a local hospital and then transferred to Sehore District Hospital. The boy’s family told local media that the boy died in the hospital on Monday morning.
A medical official named Dr. Praveer Gupta confirmed that Parma’s health has been monitored in accordance with the post-vaccination protocol and will investigate the cause of death. Once the autopsy report conducted by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Bhopal arrives, the cause of death will be determined.
Parmar’s father Maan Singh said that AIIMS’ doctors told them that the autopsy report would be submitted to the police station within eight days, where a complaint related to the teenager’s death had been filed. Federal Report.
It is not clear whether the teenager had any underlying health problems before receiving the injection. I don’t know what kind of vaccine the teenager received. India’s vaccination program currently includes three vaccines-AstraZeneca Covishield, Bharat Biotech Covaxin manufactured by the Serum Institute of India, and Sputnik V from Russia.
In the past 24 hours, India has recorded 11,466 new COVID-19 cases, of which positive The total number of cases reached 139,683. The current number of active coronavirus cases in India is 0.41%, the lowest level since March 2021.
In September, a 30-year-old man died According to reports, just a few hours after he was vaccinated against COVID-19. The incident occurred in Andhra Pradesh in southern India. SK Subhani received an injection at a health center during a large vaccination campaign. The family of the victim stated that the man developed fever, vomiting and diarrhea after being vaccinated. Subhani’s relatives attributed the death to the side effects of the vaccine.
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