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Karnataka Confirms No Vaccine Link After Hassan Cardiac Death Cluster

Officials will introduce annual cardiac evaluations, develop regional registries, launch public lifestyle campaigns following a review that found Hassan’s sudden death numbers match past years, with most cases having non-heart attack origins.

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The belief that these cases are occurring only in Hassan is incorrect, Patil said.

Overview

  • Sharan Prakash Patil and Dinesh Gundu Rao cited AIIMS, NIMHANS and JICSR analyses in affirming no correlation between COVID-19 vaccination and cardiac deaths in Karnataka.
  • A preliminary probe of 24 fatalities in Hassan district found only 10 heart attack cases, with the remainder due to other medical causes.
  • Daily cardiac event and mortality rates in Karnataka remain consistent with last year’s data, allaying concerns of an unusual surge.
  • Officials have linked rising diabetes, hypertension and stress among young adults to post-COVID lifestyle shifts, promoting preventive care and healthy diet initiatives.
  • Recommendations include annual cardiac evaluations, autopsy-based surveillance and the creation of multi-centric registries to strengthen long-term monitoring.