Death of 74-year-old after second jab raises concern- Relatives claim diligent health check up not done before administering Covishield dose

Relatives claim diligent health check up not done before administering Covishield dose

An advocate Indra Kumar Pandit takes covid shot at the premises of Hazaribagh bar association.: Picture by Vishvendu Jaipuriar

Vishvendu Jaipuriar   |   TT  |  Hazaribagh   |   19.06.21: The death of an elderly man in Vishnugarh block, 45kms away from Hazaribagh district headquarter, after taking the second dose of Covishield, has raised concern among residents of the area.

Naimuddin Ansari, 74, died after three hours of taking the second covid jab on June 17.

Ansari, a resident of Galhobar village under Vishnugarh block, had taken the shot at Galhobar panchayat bhawan. Officials refuted the death due to covid shot and said he died from some other disease. His relatives have demanded a probe in his death.

His relatives told The Telegraph Online that Ansari took the first shot of Covishield on March.23. He took the second shot on June.17 after 84 days. After returning home and resting for half an hour, he went to the local market. But after returning home, he complained of getting tired followed by giddiness. He went to sleep and when he didn't wake up for long, family members went into his room and found him dead at around 6:30pm. 

Relatives claimed Ansari was suffering from high blood pressure and the vaccine was administered without any medical check-up resulting in his death.

“We want inquiry and action for those responsible,” they added. 

On getting information about the death, Vishnugarh community health centre in-charge, Dr. Arun Kumar Singh, went to the village on Friday and sent the body to Hazaribagh medical college and hospital for post mortem. 

However when asked, Singh said Ansari’s death was not related to the vaccine. “He died of some other problem,” he said.

Singh said Ansari had taken the first dose and at that time no complications were reported.