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At AMU, 16 of the 18 professors who died of Covid had not taken even first dose of vaccine
AMU administration blames the deaths on vaccine hesitancy, besides comorbidities and self-medication. Many non-teaching faculty members and retired professors have died too.
Bismee Taskin 23 May, 2021 4:40 pm IST Text Size:
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Aligarh: At least 18 professors working at Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) died due to Covid-19 and post-Covid complications in the last month. None of them were fully vaccinated, with only two taking the first dose, ThePrint has learnt.
According to official data accessed by ThePrint, the latest teaching faculty member to succumb to the virus is 55-year-old Mohammad Nasiruddin, from the Department of Pharmacology. The list includes one suspected Covid case too the cause of death in the records is pneumonia.
IndiaAligarhUttar-pradeshMohammed-shamimPraveen-jain-theprintMohammad-nasiruddinProctor-waseem-aliShafey-qidwaiShahid-siddiqueMohammed-shaminMasroor-ahmedTariq-mansoorWith Over 40 Deaths In A Month, Aligarh Muslim University Fears A Virulent âAMU Strainâ Of CoronavirusÂ
by Swarajya Staff - May 14, 2021 11:09 AM
Aligarh Muslim University campus (Hemant Chawla/The India Today Group/Getty Images
Snapshot
Chief minister Yogi Adityanath visited the university to review the situation on Thursday.
Authorities say that the lack of vaccination could be a reason behind the deaths. The vaccination drive at the campus has been going on since December.
A spate of deaths at the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) in Uttar Pradesh has raised concerns and fears of a particularly deadly variant of the coronavirus in the campus. Some at the campus are even calling it âAMU strainâ.
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