New problem arises for AstraZeneca, the COVID-19 vaccine manufacturer as the parents of a 20-year-old woman, who had allegedly suffered side effects of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine which resulted in her death, have decided to sue it.
This comes after the British pharma giant admitted flaws in the vaccine. It admitted in a UK court that their vaccine can cause rare side effects that can lead to blood clots and low platelet count.
The woman, Karunya, passed away in 2021. Her father, Venugopalan Govindan said the admission was too late and came after so many lives have been lost.
AstraZeneca developed the COVID vaccine, was manufactured in Bharat by the Serum Institute of India (SII) under the name ‘Covishield’ and was widely administered here.
The SII has not commented on the matter yet. In a post on X, Venugopalan Govindan said the SII should have stopped the vaccine supply after 15 European countries either suspended or age-limited these vaccines due to the deaths from blood clots that happened in March 2021. He said the grieving parents are fighting for justice in various courts, but are not getting a hearing for their cases’.
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