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BHOPAL: A 42-year-old man who had taken part in the trial of Covaxin, the indigenous coronavirus vaccine developed by Bharat Biotech, died nine days later in Bhopal, officials said.
While doctors suspect that poisoning could be the cause, Bharat Biotech said in a statement that preliminary reviews indicate that the death was unrelated to the vaccine trial.
Dr Rajesh Kapur, vice chancellor, People s Medical College and Hospital where the trial was conducted, told PTI that Deepak Marawi, the deceased, had participated in the Covaxin tria on December 12. He died nine days later.
Bharat Biotech said in a statement that Marawi had fulfilled all the inclusion and exclusion criteria to be accepted as a participant in the Phase III trial .
India will launch its COVID-19 vaccination drive from 16 January, with priority to be given to nearly three crore healthcare and frontline workers.
The decision, the government said on Saturday, was taken at a high-level meeting where Modi reviewed the status of COVID-19 and vaccine preparedness across states and union territories. After the detailed review, it was decided that in view of the forthcoming festivals including Lohri, Makar Sankranti, Pongal, Magh Bihu etc, the COVID-19 vaccination will start from 16th January 2021, it said.
After healthcare and frontline workers, priority will be given to those above 50 years of age and the under-50 population groups with co-morbidities, together numbering around 27 crore, a government statement said.
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A 42-year-old man who had taken part in the trial of Covaxin, the indigenous coronavirus vaccine developed by Bharat Biotech, died nine days later in Bhopal, officials said. While doctors suspect that poisoning could be the cause, Bharat Biotech said in a statement that “preliminary reviews” indicate that the death was unrelated to the vaccine trial. To be clear, it is unknown if the man was administered the vaccine or placebo.
Updated Jan 09, 2021 | 16:08 IST
The 42-year-old volunteer from Bhopal died barely 10 days after he had participated in the clinical trial for the vaccine at a private hospital in Bhopal. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan; Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin .
Key Highlights
Deepak Marawi had volunteered for the Covaxin trial held on 12 December 2020
The doctor said that Marawi was kept under observation for 30 minutes after the trial as per the guidelines before being allowed to go
As per the post-mortem of the deceased, the doctor suspected ‘poisoning’ as the cause of death
Bhopal: In a shocking development amid the Centre’s efforts to provide a potential cure to citizens against the deadly Covid-19 virus, a man from Madhya Pradesh reportedly died after participating in the ‘Covaxin’ vaccination trial in December.