The Union Health Ministry on Sunday said that 447 adverse events following immunisation were reported across the country since India’s cor...
The Union Health Ministry on Sunday said that 447 adverse events following immunisation were reported across the country since India’s coronavirus vaccination drive began on January 16. An adverse event following immunisation, or AEFI, is any unexpected medical occurrence following inoculation but may or may not be related to the vaccine or the vaccination process.
In a statement, the ministry said that three of the 447 cases needed hospitalisation. “Of these, one has been discharged from Northern Railway Hospital Delhi within 24 hours; one has been discharged from AIIMS [All India Institute of Medical Sciences] Delhi; and one is under observation in AIIMS Rishikesh and is being monitored,” the government said in its Sunday’s press release on the coronavirus vaccination.
It said that most of the AEFIs are minor such as fever, headache and nausea. “Protocols are in place for reporting, immediate case management at vaccination session site, transportation and hospitalization and further care of such cases,” the minister said. “Protocols are also in place for systematic investigation and causality assessment of serious AEFIs.”
So far, 2,24,301 beneficiaries have received vaccines against the coronavirus in India. A total of 17,072 frontline workers were administered the vaccines during 553 sessions held in six states on Sunday. On the first day on...
