Overview

• A multicentric ICMR case–control study across 47 tertiary hospitals, supported by AIIMS analyses, found no increase in sudden cardiac deaths among vaccinated adults.
• The Union Health Ministry stressed that genetics, lifestyle factors, pre-existing conditions and post-COVID complications—not vaccination—are the leading explanations for heart attack fatalities.
• Serum Institute of India affirmed that Covishield’s safety is scientifically validated by government-backed studies from ICMR and AIIMS, ruling out any added cardiac risk.
• Biocon’s Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw and the Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance called claims linking vaccines to heart attacks misleading and warned that such misinformation could undermine public confidence.
• Dr KS Ravindranath’s committee is analysing clinical histories, environmental conditions and demographic patterns in Hassan to pinpoint the root causes of the sudden cardiac deaths.