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Covid-19 in India: First death confirmed after vaccination
A man died due to anaphylaxis after taking a coronavirus vaccine in India. He was 68. The panel which was studying vaccine side-effects has confirmed the death of the person following vaccination against the Covid-19 infection.
The report shows that the deceased received his vaccine shot on March 8, 2021 and died due to anaphylaxis.
“It is the first death that we have seen where the reason of death after an investigation was found to anaphylaxis after vaccination,” Dr NK Arora, chairperson, national AEFI committee, said.