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Govt confirms first reported death after Covid-19 vaccination in India
Updated On: 15 June, 2021 07:04 PM IST | New Delhi | ANI
The government has confirmed the death of a 68-year-old man due to anaphylaxis after he was administered a Covid-19 vaccine.

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A 68-year-old man died due to anaphylaxis after he was administered a coronavirus vaccine said the government panel that was studying vaccine side-effects (AEFI). The AEFI committee's report stated that the 68-year-old died on March 8, 2021, due to anaphylaxis after being vaccinated.
In the other two anaphylaxis cases, the people, who were given vaccines on January 19 and 16, recovered after being admitted to a hospital. The results of the causality assessment of 31 cases were approved by the National AEFI Committee on February 5 (five cases), March 9 (eight cases) and March 31, 2021 (18 cases) after thorough review and deliberations.
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