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Researchers from the Banaras Hindu University that conducted a study on the safety of Covaxin have conveyed their regret to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) for acknowledging the support of the apex biomedical research regulator without proper authorisation | Latest News India
The ICMR is not associated with the study and has not provided any financial or technical support for the research, Dr Bahl said
The Indian Council of Medical Research Director General Dr Rajiv Bahl on Monday criticised a recently published study on the long-term safety analysis of the Covaxin in adults and adolescents for its poor methodology and design, and clarified the article misleadingly and erroneously ''acknowledges'' ICMR.
Study participants were contacted telephonically one year after vaccination and their responses were recorded without any confirmation with clinical records or by physician examination
The Indian Council of Medical Research, or ICMR, has distanced itself from a follow-up study by two Banaras Hindu University professors that said nearly a third of 926 individuals who got the India-made Covaxin shot reported serious side-effects.