Investigation

NEW DELHI: The Drugs Controller General of India and the institutional ethics committee at the implementation site are investigating if the adverse event as claimed to have been suffered by a Covid-19 vaccine trial participant in Chennai are related to the shot administered to him.A 40-year-old Chennai-based business consultant, who was a volunteer for the third phase of the vaccine trial conducted by Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII), has sought Rs 5 crore compensation for allegedly suffering serious neurological and psychological symptoms after taking the dose.He was administered the shot at Chennai's Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research (SRIHER), one of the trial sites on October 1.A law firm on his behalf has now sent a legal notice to Director General, ICMR, Drugs Controller General of India, Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation, CEO, Astra Zeneca UK, Professor Andrew Pollard, Chief Investigator, Oxford Vaccine Trial and Vice Chancellor of Sri … [Read more...] about DCGI and institutional ethics committee investigating a claim of adverse event in Covid vaccine trial

“He further states that he is still far from being all right and has to be under medical care for a long time to come. Therefore, for all the trauma he is undergoing and with an uncertain future in his health, he should be given a financial compensation of ₹5 crores within two weeks from the receipt of this notice,” it said. … [Read more...] about Coronavirus | DCGI and institutional ethics committee investigating claim of adverse event in COVID-19 vaccine trial: officials

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National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Sunday rejected claims of tribal rights activist Father Stan Swamy, an accused in the Elgar Parishad Maoist links case, that it had seized his straw and sipper and sought 20 days' time from the court to respond to his plea to allow him to have these. The anti-terror agency, in a statement issued on Sunday, said the claims made by Swamy, 83, are "false, incorrect and mischievous", as it "neither recovered any straw and sipper from the accused nor sought 20 days' time to file reply in his application to court". Swamy, who is suffering from various health issues including Parkinson's disease, was arrested on October 8 for his involvement in the activities of CPI-Maoist and for furtherance of the agenda of the banned terrorist organisation as one of the alleged conspirators in the Bhima Koregaon Elgar Parishad case. Maharashtra as a result of the provocative speeches during the Elgar Parishad programme at Shaniwarwada, Pune on December 31, 2017. … [Read more...] about NIA rejects Stan Swamy’s claims of seizing his straw and sipper

"It took 20 long days for the NIA to come up with a claim that they did not seize these items from Stan's possession. Even if we accept the NIA's contention, the special court should have taken a humanitarian view and ordered that he be provided with an utensil that would assist him in intaking fluids including water. The refusal to do so is atrocious to say the least," the NPRD said. … [Read more...] about NPRD to send sipper to Taloja jail for Stan Swamy