The government panel that was studying vaccine side-effects has confirmed that a 68-year-old man died due to anaphylaxis — a severe, potentially life-threatening allergic reaction — after he was administered a coronavirus vaccine.
Speaking with India Today TV, AEFI Chairperson Dr NK Arora confirmed a death following the Covid-19 vaccination but refused to comment further.
AEFI chairperson , Dr NK Arora said that the death assessment report shows that the 68-year-old received his vaccine shot on March 8, 2021 and after an investigation we have found that the reason behind the death is anaphylaxis.
The other anaphylaxis cases occurred in two persons in their early 20s who were administered vaccines on January 19 and 16 and they recovered after staying in hospital. While three more deaths were found to be vaccine-related, the government panel has only confirmed the death of one person after the Covid vaccination.
The committee has assessed 31 deaths. while seven were classified as indeterminate and two cases were found to be unclassifiable. The AEFI committee report said that unclassifible events have been investigated but there is not enough evidence for assigning a diagnosis due to missing crucial information.
