June 9, 2021 – 10:05 a.m.
In yet another heartbreaking incident, a 37-year-old woman from Manipur died within hours after taking the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. The state government is reportedly planning to set up a panel to probe the incident and involvement of the vaccine which was administered to the woman.
According to the reports, the woman was given the first dose of Covishield vaccine jab in the afternoon, however, during the evening the woman started complaining about uneasiness and was rushed to the hospital.
“The woman took the vaccine in the afternoon and was brought dead to the Thoubal district hospital at 9:30pm on Monday,” a leading newspaper quoted a senior officer from the health department as saying. He further added, an autopsy report is awaited to confirm the real cause of the death of the woman.
India is currently reeling under the ferocious second wave of coronavirus which has claimed Lakhs of lives in the country. Earlier this year, the AIIMS chief stated that vaccines are the only tool to fight off the virus infection. Following this, the government had granted permission for the administration of the COVID-19 vaccines to everyone in the country who is above 18-year-old.
A 37-year-old woman from Manipur died within hours after taking the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine jab Covisiehild on Monday. Here are some of the precautionary measure you should take before getting jabbed.
Side Note : Covishield vaccine is a two-dose vaccine jab — 0.5 ml each. Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII) has made the vaccine. It was approved for restricted emergency use by the Drugs Controller General of India in January 2021.
