Telangana shepherd’s organs give new lease of life to five
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Organs harvested from a 51-year-old shepherd were used to save lives of five critically-ill patients. Almost all vital organs including heart, liver, two kidneys and lungs were harvested after he was declared brain-dead and his family members consented to donate the organs.
The shepherd, B. Balaiah from Kodair mandal, Nagarkurnool, met with a road accident on January 31 and was rushed to Continental Hospitals where he was diagnosed to have intra-cerebral haemorrhage. Though doctors operated on him and provided optimal care in ICU, the patient’s condition continued to deteriorate. He was declared brain-dead on Wednesday morning.
A healthcare worker passed away in Hyderabad 11 days after taking Covid-19 vaccine. Woman healthcare worker dies 11 days after taking vaccine | Photo Credit: AP
The Covid-19 vaccination process is in full swing in the country, with programs being run all over India to vaccinate the frontline workers. On occasions, however, there have been a few such cases too where certain frontline workers passed away just days after getting the vaccine dose.
A fresh such has been reported from Telangana where a 55-year-old healthcare worker passed away just 11 days after getting her first Covid-19 vaccine dose. It was the third such incident where a death was reported after immunization.
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HYDERABAD: A 55-year-old woman healthcare worker in Telangana, who received the Covishield vaccine on January 19 died late on Saturday, the third such death in the state since the vaccine rollout, but authorities said the woman had co-morbidities.
So far, four such deaths have occurred in the twin states, with one reported from Andhra Pradesh and all four had received the vaccine on January 19.
Health authorities said the woman was given the vaccine on the afternoon on January 19 at a primary health centre at Kasipet in Mancherial.
“On January 29, she complained of shortness of breath and giddiness for which she was admitted to a hospital in Mancherial. She was later referred to Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS) in Hyderabad on January 30 by 6 pm and she died a few hours later at 11 pm,” an official statement from the state health department said.
Telangana: Vaccinated healthcare worker dies; officials say death not due to Covid-19 vaccine
IANS / Updated: Jan 31, 2021, 18:49 IST
Telangana third case of its kind a few days after taking Covid-19 vaccine, though
health authorities maintained the fatality was not due to vaccination.
The 55-year-old woman from Mancherial district was given the vaccine dose at the
primary health centre in Kasipet on January 19, but complained of shortness of breath and giddiness only on January 29, officials said on Sunday.
According to Director of Public Health Dr G Srinivas Rao, she was admitted to Medilife Hospital at Mancherial. She was shifted to Nizam s Institute of Medical Sciences (NIM) Hyderabad on January 30, where she succumbed at about 11 pm.
Third healthcare worker dies after Covid vaccination in Telangana, officials cite comorbidities
Third healthcare worker dies after Covid vaccination in Telangana, officials cite comorbidities
Days after she received the Covid-19 vaccine, a 55-year-old healthcare worker from Telangana s Mancherial district died in Hyderabad on Saturday.
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UPDATED: January 31, 2021 17:49 IST
[REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE] A medic vaccinating a healthcare worker in Mumbai on January 19, 2021 (Photo Credits: PTI)
Another healthcare worker in Telangana who was vaccinated against Covid-19 earlier this month has died. This is the third such incident that has come to light in the state since India commenced the world s largest vaccination drive on January 16.