Bleeding, clotting events after vaccination minuscule in India
Incidents of bleeding or clotting following Covid-19 vaccination in India are minuscule and in line with the expected number of diagnoses of these conditions
| 18 May 2021 4:12 AM GMT
NEW DELHI: Incidents of bleeding or clotting following Covid-19 vaccination in India are minuscule and in line with the expected number of diagnoses of these conditions in the country, according to a report submitted by the National AEFI (Adverse Event Following Immunization) Committee to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW).
Alerts were raised in some countries on post-vaccination embolic and thrombotic events on March 11 this year, particularly with the AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine (Covishield in India), said the report.