COVISHIELD
- India
SC asks Centre to frame compensation policy for Covid vaccine side effects
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday, March 10, directed the Centre to frame a no-fault compensation policy for serious adverse events following Covid-19 vaccination. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and…
- World
AstraZeneca starts global withdrawal of COVID-19 vaccine
London: UK-based pharmaceutical major AstraZeneca has started global withdrawal of its COVID-19 vaccine, which was provided in India as ‘Covishield’ in partnership with Serum Institute of India, days after it admitted to…
- India
Plea in SC seeks medical panel to examine Covishield side effects
New Delhi: A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking the formation of a medical panel of experts under the supervision of a retired judge of the apex court to…
- India
Covishield study finds risk of blood clot post vaccination
London: People with blood group O have an increased risk of cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT), or venous stroke, after taking the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, administered as Covishield in India, claimed a large study.…
- India
No link between Covid vaccines used in India and heart attack risk: Study
New Delhi: There is no association between the Covid-19 vaccines used in India — Covishield and Covaxin — and increase in the risk of heart attacks, according to an observational study which…
