Plea in SC seeking expert panel to examine possible side effects, risk factors of Covishield
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A plea was submitted to the Supreme Court on Wednesday, urging the establishment of a medical expert panel overseen by a retired apex court judge. This panel would be tasked with assessing potential side effects and risk factors associated with the Covishield vaccine.
It claimed that UK-headquartered pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca has said that its vaccine against COVID-19, which was made under licence in India as Covishield, could cause low platelet counts and formation of blood clots in “very rare” cases.
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