Clotting cases after vaccination miniscule, but pose definitive risk: Govt

Since the vaccination drive was initiated, only 700 cases --- 9.3 cases per million doses administered --- were reported to be serious in nature, says health ministry

Bleeding and clotting cases following coronavirus vaccination in India are minuscule and in line with the expected number of diagnoses of these conditions in the country, a report submitted by the national AEFI (Adverse Event Following Immunization) Committee to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said.

"Following the alerts in some countries on post-vaccination “embolic and thrombotic (clotting) events” with AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine (Covishield in India), a decision was taken to conduct an urgent in-depth analysis of the adverse events in India in the light of the global concerns," the health ministry said on Monday.

However, the government, citing AEFI data, said