Covaxin trial volunteer died of suspected poisoning, clarifies Bharat Biotech
Bharat Biotech revealed that one of the participants for Phase III trials passed away on December 21, 2020, and the death was reported to the People s College of Medical Sciences and Research Centre by the son of the deceased
BusinessToday.In | January 10, 2021 | Updated 03:36 IST
After a volunteer for Covaxin trials in Bhopal was reported dead, manufacturer Bharat Biotech has clarified that the subject met all the inclusion and exclusion criteria required to be accepted as a participant in the Phase III trial. The company further added that the participant was reported to be healthy in all the site follow up calls post seven days of his dosing.
Vaccine: Bhopal Patients Say Weren t Given Consent Forms or Told It Was a Trial
Many participants have alleged they were led to believe they were getting the vaccine itself.
A medic fills a syringe with Covaxin in Ahmedabad, November 26, 2020. Photo: Reuters/Amit Dave
NDTV, have found that several people who had taken part in COVID-19 vaccine trials in Bhopal were not informed that it was trials that they were participating in. Many of them, who have claimed to be illiterate and belong to severely disadvantaged sections of the society, have said that they signed up believing that they were getting vaccinated.
Vaccine Trials Conducted “Without Consent” on Bhopal Gas Tragedy Survivors Hospital denies allegations
Bhopal gas tragedy victims are being vaccinated as part of the Covaxin trials, without their informed consent, alleged activist Rachna Dhingra, who works closely with survivors of the 1984 disaster.
Further alleging negligence by the concerned hospital, she stated that no proper recording of adverse effects, that may develop post-vaccination, is taking place for those part of the trial.
She claimed that People’s College of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Bhopal had been sending their team and vehicles to areas around the Union Carbide factory including Gareeb Nagar, Shankar Nagar and Oriya Basti where communities affected by the toxic gas and still-contaminated water reside. Announcements were made, asking people to come forward and be injected to prevent coronavirus and be paid Rs. 750 in return, Dhingra alleged.