India: Calling Covid-19 vaccines “effective”, an AIIMS Delhi doctor has dismissed the link between vaccination and sudden deaths due to heart attacks.
Dr Karan Madan, Associate Professor, Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, AIIMS Delhi, said a study was done on sudden cardiac deaths to review the vaccines used so far, but no clear association was found with sudden cardiac deaths.
Madan’s remark came after Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah ordered a study on the reasons behind sudden deaths among young people in the state, and to see if the Covid-19 vaccines could have any adverse effects.
As many as 21 heart attack deaths were reported in Karnataka’s Hassan district within a month.
“COVID vaccines were effective vaccines and they played a crucial role in reducing the mortality. During the pandemic, vaccines are the only possible measure to save lives. Vaccines were used on a large number of people, and they provided a lot of benefits in preventing excess mortality. The benefits provided by the vaccines are immense. A study was done on sudden cardiac deaths to review the vaccines used so far, but no clear association was found with sudden cardiac deaths,” Madan said.
Among the reported deaths due to heart attacks in Hassan, four were in the age group of 20 years and below, one in the age group of 21-29 years, five were in the age group of 30-40 years, seven deaths were in the age group of 41-59 years and one death was in the age group of above 60 years, the health department added.
