Can't Be Liable To Compensate For Deaths Due To Covid Vaccines: Centre To Supreme Court
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The affidavit was filed in response to a petition by the parents of two girls who died allegedly due to adverse effects following Covid vaccination.
The government cannot be held liable to compensate for the deaths due to an adverse event following immunisation (AEFI) post administration of Covid-19 vaccines, the Centre has told the Supreme Court.
The affidavit filed in the Supreme Court by the Centre assumes significance in view of the fact that the government has been zealously pursuing the Covid-19 vaccination programme to fight the pandemic and, as per latest reports, over 219 crore doses have been administered.
The affidavit was filed in response to a petition by the parents of two girls who died allegedly due to adverse effects following Covid vaccination.
It claimed vaccines manufactured by third parties had successfully undergone regulatory review, and holding the state directly liable to provide compensation may not be legally sustainable.
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