Our Bureau
Bengaluru
Chief Minister of Karnataka, Siddaramaiah has recently given out a statement claiming that the recent rise in the deaths due to cardiac problems in Hassan district were linked to the COVID-19 vaccines. However, Biocon’s chief Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw has refuted the claims and has warned that these are “factually incorrect” statements and could spread misinformation to the masses.
The Biocon chief pushed back on the remarks made by the CM as she took to her social media account to reply to his comments. She stated that COVID-19 vaccines developed in the country were approved under the Emergency Use Authorisation framework. She emphasized that the vaccine had saved millions of lives and like every other one it may cause some side effects but that doesn’t mean they were hastily approved.
“COVID-19 vaccines developed in India were approved under the Emergency Use Authorisation framework, following rigorous protocols aligned with global standards for safety and efficacy. To suggest that these vaccines were ‘hastily’ approved is factually incorrect and contributes to public misinformation. These vaccines have saved millions of lives and, like all vaccines, may cause side effects in a very small number of individuals. It is important to acknowledge the science and data-driven processes behind their development, rather than engage in retrospective blame,” she wrote on X.
Earlier, Siddaramaiah had put up a post on his social media account stating the importance of the lives of innocent people. He pointed out that the hasty approval of the vaccine might be one of the reasons for the recent surge in deaths due to heart attacks.
The post by the Karnataka Chief Minister read, “We too value the lives of children, youth, and innocent people who have their entire lives ahead of them, and we share the concerns of their families. It cannot be denied that the hasty approval and distribution of the Covid vaccine to the public could also be a reason for these deaths, as several studies worldwide have recently indicated that COVID-19 vaccines could be a cause for the increasing number of heart attacks.”
