Health Ministry reports two fatalities due to heart failure post-vaccination on January 16

As Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination drive continues across India, Union Health Ministry on Monday, stated that two beneficiaries have died after vaccination - both due to heart failure. first fatality - a 46-year-old hospital ward boy in Uttar Presh has been ruled out due to vaccination, while post-mortem of second fatality - a 43-year-old hospital employee in Karanataka is still pending. With 1,48,266 vaccinated on Monday, country's total vaccinated figures rose up to 3,81,305.

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Health Ministry: 2 deaths after vaccination

health ministry also stated that re have been 580 verse Events Following Immunisation (AEFIs) till date with 7 hospitalisations - Delhi (3), Uttarakhand (1), Chhatisgarh (1), Karnataka (2). All are under observation at various government hospitals. fatality in UP's Morab was vaccinated on 16 January and died on 17 January and fatality in Karnataka's Bellary was vaccinated on 16 January and died on 18 January. Both were ministered Serum Institute of India (SII)'s COVISHIELD vaccine.

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Details of fatalities post-immunisation

As per reports, Morab hospital employee Mahipal Singh died due to a heart attack a day after he was ministered vaccine jab. A post-mortem conducted by a 3-doctor panel concluded that death was due to a cardiopulmonary disease - pockets of pus in lungs, enlarged heart, stated health officials. His death has been ruled out due to vaccination.

Meanwhile, Ballari health official who was ministered vaccine jab on January 16 and complained of chest pain before he died due to cardiopulmonary failure, concluded health officials. While his post-mortem is planned for today at Vijayanagar Institute of Medical Sciences in Bellary, Karnataka health minister Sudhakar revealed, "He h undergone ECG and was also a diabetic for last 11 years. He h no side effects post taking vaccine. Doctors tried to give emergency health care but he did not respond to treatment."

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India kicks off COVID vaccination

Manish Kumar, a sanitation worker in Delhi, became first person to receive COVID-19 vaccine in India after PM Modi flagged off nationwide vaccination drive on Saturday, in presence of Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan at AIIMS Delhi. PM Modi launched nationwide vaccine drive on Saturday via videoconferencing and congratulated people of India on getting two 'Me in India' vaccines. With a limit of 100 beneficiaries per centre, vaccination drive is underway in 3350 centres in 'world's biggest vaccine programme'.   government has alrey purchased 1.1 crore COVISHIELD vaccine doses and 55 lakh COVAXIN vaccine shots - aiming to vaccinate 3 crore frontline warriors, in first phase.

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