Sanitation worker dies from health complications; son blames COVID-19 vaccine
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A 54-year-old sanitation worker died from health complications, days after he was administered a coronavirus vaccine, according to his son. Ramesh Kumar was rushed to Deep Chand Bandhu Hospital on Monday morning after he collapsed while on duty and died there in the afternoon, his son Dheeraj said. Since his post-mortem report is awaited, the cause of the death is yet to be ascertained.
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The deceased had received Covishield vaccine on February 17
Dheeraj said his father was employed in the Keshavpuram Zone of the North Delhi Municipal Corporation. There was no immediate reaction from officials of the civic body. "My father received his first shot of Covishield vaccine on February 17. When he returned home, he started feeling uneasy and the very next day, was running a temperature which lasted for two-three days," Dheeraj said.
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Some leaders visited our home, talked about offering compensation: Dheeraj
He claimed that his father continued to go to work despite weakness after getting the vaccine. He also said a few leaders had visited his home on Monday and were talking about offering compensation and a job to the next of kin. Dheeraj said he has an elder sister and a younger brother and his father was the "sole breadwinner" of the family.
Beneficiaries
More than three lakh have been inoculated in Delhi
Over three lakh beneficiaries have received the COVID-19 vaccine to date in Delhi since the start of the inoculation drive a month ago, with more than 27,000 people receiving shots on Monday, according to data shared by officials. Of these, more than 1.35 lakh are healthcare workers and over 1.71 lakh frontline workers, as per the data.
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Four minor cases of AEFI reported on February 17
On February 17, 15,337 beneficiaries had got the vaccine shot, with an overall turnout of about 51 percent spread across 300 vaccination centers. Four minor cases of AEFI (adverse events following immunization) were reported (on February 17), a senior official had said.