Two-days are down in the world’s largest vaccination drive. It is a relief for researchers and the public to see a significantly low post-vaccination adverse event rate. With the full-fledged implementation of the COVID-19 vaccination drive in India, the citizens are eagerly awaiting the post-vaccination response. The expedited and emergency approval of various COVID-19 vaccine candidates is both assuring and concerning.
While the country is celebrating the arrival of the much-awaited vaccine, the fear of possible adverse events continues to exist. The response to the vaccination conducted on the first two days of the drive has been assuring. Out of 2.24 lakh individuals who received the vaccine in the first two days, 447 cases of adverse events have been reported. Additionally, three individuals had been hospitalized, out of which two have already been discharged, while the third…