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Indian Council of Medical Research Director-General Balram Bhargava said the third clinical trial of Covaxin BB152 had been completed as all the 25,800 volunteers involved in the exercise had been administered both the doses. “The interim analysis report should be out in a week,” he said.
Infant dies after taking polio vaccine in Hyderabad
By Sakina Fatima| Updated: 3rd February 2021 12:47 am IST Representational Image
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Hyderabad: In a shocking incident, a two and half month baby girl died, allegedly two days after she was administered polio vaccine in Anganwadi on Sunday.
As per the media reports, The baby was given a dose of bivalent Oral Polio Vaccine (boPV) at 11:30 am on Sunday Anganwadi center in Shambipur village near Dundigal, Medchal-Malkajgiri. According to her parents, on Sunday she was rushed to a private hospital in Miyapur after she suddenly fell ill and was not responding. She was declared brought dead. The dead body of the infant was shifted to Gandhi Hospital for autopsy.
Infant dies hours after taking polio vaccine
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17 other infants were given vaccine from same vial, but none developed adverse effect
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17 other infants were given vaccine from same vial, but none developed adverse effect
Post-mortem examination on the two-and-half-month-old baby girl, who died within a few hours of taking bivalent Oral Polio Vaccine (bOPV) on Sunday, was completed on Monday. Officials were yet to receive the report.
The infant did not suffer from fever or any health complications. However, officials from the Telangana Health department said the vaccination might not be the reason as 17 more children were given the vaccine from the same vial and none of them developed any adverse effect.