Dentist dies of COVID vaccine-induced thrombotic thrombocytopenia, kin to move court
Aurangabad: The family of a dentist, who died due to adverse reactions after receiving the Covid-19 vaccine earlier this year, has decided to approach the court for compensation along with a timely and correct investigation by the committee on adverse events.
The 34-year-old dentist, Dr Sneha Lunawat, who specialized in Oral Pathology and Microbiology had received the Covid-19 vaccine on January 28 following which she got a mild migraine and was given medication by the doctor. According to a media report in English Lokmat, her health worsened after attending an event in Delhi, and was eventually admitted to a hospital in Gurgaon due to a brain hemorrhage. After a fortnight's treatment, the doctor was eventually admitted to a hospital in Aurangabad where she passed away on March 1.
The doctor's family initially contacted the vaccine manufacturing company and later, filed a complaint with the government noting that her death was caused due to vaccine side effects. The complainant had demanded an explanation for her death which took place due to a clot in the brain, a result of a rare complexity caused by the COVID vaccine.
The assessment of the case was done by the National Adverse Events Following Immunisation (AEFI) on September 25 and its report was published on the website of the Department of Health and Family Welfare on October 2. The assessment result identified the diagnosis as vaccine-induced thrombotic thrombocytopenia while stating that the "death case for which Causality assessment has been done was found to have a consistent causal association to vaccination". They categorized the incident as A1 meaning a "Vaccine Product Related Reaction", as per the Table of Index. The report also noted that the conclusion could vary depending on the availability of further information.
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