Leader Online Desk : A petition seeking the formation of a committee of medical experts to study the side effects of Covishield vaccine has been filed in the Supreme Court today (1st). Adv. It has been done in the petition filed by Tiwari.
British pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca has recently admitted to a UK court that the Covishield vaccine can cause side effects in rare cases. This has been mentioned in the petition filed in the Supreme Court today. Some media reports have also been cited. The AstraZeneca company admitted in court that the vaccine can cause side effects in humans, such as thrombocytopenia syndrome (TTS). Thrombocytopenia syndrome causes blood clots to form in the body or platelets to decrease rapidly in the body.
What is the whole matter?
British citizen Jamie Scott has filed a case against AstraZeneca. Scott claims that more than a dozen people have filed lawsuits against the company's corona vaccine. Those concerned faced side effects after taking the vaccine. All of them have demanded compensation. The AstraZeneca company said in its statement that the CoviShield vaccine, developed in collaboration with the University of Oxford, could have side effects. These side effects may resemble thrombocytopenia syndrome. Thrombocytopenia syndrome causes blood clots to form in the body or platelets to decrease rapidly in the body.
[BREAKING] Plea before Supreme Court seeks study of side effects of COVISHIELD vaccine#Covishield #SupremeCourt
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