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As of Monday, January 18, 580 Adverse Events Following Immunisation (AEFI) and seven hospitalisations were reported in the country since the launch of the coronavirus vaccine drive. This translates to just 0.15% of the total 381,305 inoculated.
At the same time, there is news of the death of a ward boy at the District Hospital in Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, who was vaccinated on 16 January and his health deteriorated on the evening of 17 January.
The Chief Medical Officer of the district has said that the death is not related to the vaccine. The post-mortem attributed the cause of death to cardiogenic shock / septicemic shock due to cardio-pulmonary disease.