LUCKNOW: The death of the 46-year-old ward boy Mahipal, posted at UP’s Moradabad district hospital, who died on Sunday evening – about 24 hours after getting the Covid-19 vaccine shot – was not linked to any kind of vaccine-related adverse event, said health officials in Lucknow on Monday.
Citing the postmortem report of the person conducted by a panel of three doctors, additional chief secretary information, Navneet Sehgal, said that cardiac arrest was the cause of death.
The ward boy was given the Covishield vaccine during the inaugural round on January 16. He was rushed to the hospital on Sunday evening on complaints of ‘breathlessness, discomfort and chest pain’. However, he was declared dead on arrival.
While Mahipal’s family claimed that he was feeling uneasy after the vaccination, the health officials did not relate it to the side effects.
Taking a note of the matter, the district administration ordered a postmortem.
The panel included Dr Shasi Bhushan, medical officer, CHC Moodhapandey, Dr Nirmal Ojha radiologist, district hospital Moradabad and Dr RP Mishra, radiologist, district women hospital Moradabad.
Upon examination, the team found pus pockets in both the lungs besides noting that the cardiac muscles visibly degenerated.
In their report submitted to the state health department, the panel concluded a heart attack as the cause of death and cardiopulmonary disease as the underlying cause of the heart attack. They also noted that Mahipal’s death was not linked to vaccine side effects.
The panel has preserved the lung viscera for further testing along with samples of his lung, heart and also blood.