Death indicative of underlying morbidities and never as a result of COVID-19 vaccination, says Director of Public Health.
A 55-year-old feminine Healthcare Worker (HCW), who acquired COVID-19 vaccine in Macherial on January 19, has died on Saturday evening after complaining of shortness of breath, giddiness. The State’s Director of Public Health G. Srinivasa Rao mentioned that ‘the reason for demise is clearly indicative of underlying morbidities and never as a result of COVID vaccination’.
The girl, who’s a resident of Kasipeta mandal in Mancherial district, acquired the vaccine on January 19 afternoon at a Primary Health Centre (PHC) in the identical locality. On Friday, 11 days after the vaccination, she complained of shortness of breath and giddiness.
She was initially admitted at a non-public hospital in Mancherial and was later referred to Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS), at 6 p.m. of Saturday. She died at NIMS at about 11 p.m. of Saturday.
“Death occurred as a result of cardio-respiratory arrest triggered by a number of morbidities equivalent to Kyphoscoliosis with restricted lung illness, respiratory an infection with sort 2 respiratory failure , accelerated hypertension with left ventricular failure,” Dr. Srinivasa mentioned.
The senior officers mentioned that autopsy examination (PME) won’t be carried out on her physique as it isn’t handled as an Adverse Event Following Immunization (AEFI) demise. AEFI committee investigation too won’t be carried out. From January 16 to 30, Covishield was used in the State.
In earlier circumstances of AEFI deaths of two HCWs who took the vaccine, District AEFI committee carried out investigation.
A 42-year-old male healthcare worker in Telangana who acquired COVID-19 vaccine in Kuntala Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC), Nirmal district, on January 19, died at round 2.30 a.m. of January 20. The male HCW who didn’t have any co-morbidities has suffered from Myocardial Infarction (MI), often known as coronary heart assault. This is the primary such case reported in the State.
In the second case, a 45-year-old feminine healthcare worker who received vaccinated at Urban Primary Health Centre (UPHC) in New Shayampeta, Warangal Urban, at about 12 p.m. of January 19, has died in the early hours of January 24.
PME was carried out in each the circumstances and district AEFI committees examined the deaths. Officials mentioned that in case of AEFI deaths, viscera, physique fluids and part of just a few organs are collected and despatched to Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL), and National Institute of Virology (NIV)-Pune, for additional examination.
