New Delhi: After pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca admitted in a US court that its Covid vaccine can cause blood clots in rare cases, a group of doctors on Thursday took an in-depth look at the safety of the Covishield vaccine manufactured by the Serum Institute of India. Considered from. expressed concern. ,
At a press conference, doctors under the banner of the Awaken Indie Movement (AIM) asked the government to review the science behind all Covid vaccines and their commercialization as well as conduct active monitoring and surveillance to ensure adverse events of the vaccine. Asked for. Urged to implement monitoring mechanism. Identification should be done as soon as possible.
“The government has completely ignored the increasing number of tragic deaths after Covid vaccination all the time and without scientific investigation and epidemiology, has been declaring Covid vaccines as ‘safe and effective’,” said Dr Tarun Kothari, a radiologist and radiologist. Is being promoted as. to boost." the activist said at the press conference. He said, the world is learning about a side effect of the Covid vaccine called thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome (TTS).
When COVID-19 vaccines were being rolled out, many people were not aware that it was being done without completing phase-3 trials. Gynecologist and oncologist Dr Sujata Mittal said the administration of COVID-19 vaccines was started without giving complete information and data on possible short-term or long-term side effects, mortality rates to the manufacturers.
He said there is already low awareness about vaccine-related injuries, especially in India.He said thousands of women reported abnormalities in their menstrual cycles, which were later confirmed as a side effect of the vaccine in a study published in September 2022. "Awaken India Movement (AIM) has been collecting details of Covid vaccine deaths covered by media and social media in India since 2021, when vaccination began, and sharing them with various higher authorities in the country to help the government “There have been repeated requests for an investigation into the deaths and harms caused by adverse effects of vaccination,” Dr Kothari said.
AIM urged the Indian government to compensate all victims of Covid vaccines, including their family members, through a mechanism that also involves vaccine manufacturers.“We also demand the establishment of fast track courts and vaccine courts to provide speedy justice to vaccine-injured people and their families,” Dr Mittal said.
Furthermore, active monitoring and surveillance mechanisms should be implemented to ensure that vaccine adverse events are identified as early as possible and early treatment protocols are formulated and widely disseminated so that lives can be saved. He said, can go.
“Review the science behind all Covid vaccines and audit their commercialization,” D Kothari said.
United Kingdom-based AstraZeneca has begun a global recall of its COVID-19 vaccine, known as 'Covishield' in India in partnership with the Serum Institute of India, over concerns about blood clots and low platelets. was granted. It only takes a few days to accept the rare side effect of having it.The company said in a statement that the recall was initiated due to the abundance of updated vaccine available since the pandemic began.
In India, the company's partner Serum Institute of India said it has stopped manufacturing and supplying additional doses of Covishield from December 2021, while reiterating that it disclosed all rare to very rare side effects, including TTS, in a packaging insert in 2021 Is. ,
AstraZeneca had partnered with Oxford University to develop the COVID-19 vaccine, which was sold in Europe as Vaxzevria.
At a press conference, doctors under the banner of the Awaken Indie Movement (AIM) asked the government to review the science behind all Covid vaccines and their commercialization as well as conduct active monitoring and surveillance to ensure adverse events of the vaccine. Asked for. Urged to implement monitoring mechanism. Identification should be done as soon as possible.
“The government has completely ignored the increasing number of tragic deaths after Covid vaccination all the time and without scientific investigation and epidemiology, has been declaring Covid vaccines as ‘safe and effective’,” said Dr Tarun Kothari, a radiologist and radiologist. Is being promoted as. to boost." the activist said at the press conference. He said, the world is learning about a side effect of the Covid vaccine called thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome (TTS).
When COVID-19 vaccines were being rolled out, many people were not aware that it was being done without completing phase-3 trials. Gynecologist and oncologist Dr Sujata Mittal said the administration of COVID-19 vaccines was started without giving complete information and data on possible short-term or long-term side effects, mortality rates to the manufacturers.
He said there is already low awareness about vaccine-related injuries, especially in India.He said thousands of women reported abnormalities in their menstrual cycles, which were later confirmed as a side effect of the vaccine in a study published in September 2022. "Awaken India Movement (AIM) has been collecting details of Covid vaccine deaths covered by media and social media in India since 2021, when vaccination began, and sharing them with various higher authorities in the country to help the government “There have been repeated requests for an investigation into the deaths and harms caused by adverse effects of vaccination,” Dr Kothari said.
AIM urged the Indian government to compensate all victims of Covid vaccines, including their family members, through a mechanism that also involves vaccine manufacturers.“We also demand the establishment of fast track courts and vaccine courts to provide speedy justice to vaccine-injured people and their families,” Dr Mittal said.
Furthermore, active monitoring and surveillance mechanisms should be implemented to ensure that vaccine adverse events are identified as early as possible and early treatment protocols are formulated and widely disseminated so that lives can be saved. He said, can go.
“Review the science behind all Covid vaccines and audit their commercialization,” D Kothari said.
United Kingdom-based AstraZeneca has begun a global recall of its COVID-19 vaccine, known as 'Covishield' in India in partnership with the Serum Institute of India, over concerns about blood clots and low platelets. was granted. It only takes a few days to accept the rare side effect of having it.The company said in a statement that the recall was initiated due to the abundance of updated vaccine available since the pandemic began.
In India, the company's partner Serum Institute of India said it has stopped manufacturing and supplying additional doses of Covishield from December 2021, while reiterating that it disclosed all rare to very rare side effects, including TTS, in a packaging insert in 2021 Is. ,
AstraZeneca had partnered with Oxford University to develop the COVID-19 vaccine, which was sold in Europe as Vaxzevria.
