COVID Vaccine trial at PGIMER: No adverse effects reported in 53 volunteers after first dose
"Very few people developed fever or body ache post vaccine administration. It is expected and very normal after the vaccine dose is given. Nothing to get alarmed about," an official at PGI Chandigarh said.;
New Delhi - The late-phase trials of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, known as Covishield in India, are well underway at the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, the institute said on Thursday.
The officials at the premier institute told IANS that no adverse side-effects among the volunteers have been observed so far.
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"Very few people developed fever or body ache post-vaccine administration. It is expected and very normal after the vaccine dose is given. Nothing to get alarmed about," an official informed.
The institute is listed as one of the 17 trial sites for conducting the second and third phases of human clinical trials of the Coveshield vaccine.
The officials added that 53 participants in the trials have already completed seven days of the post-vaccination period without developing any major side-effects. They also informed that the institute has screened 97 volunteers till date and 65 of them have already been administered the first dose of the vaccine.
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