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An observational study shows that there is no link between the Covid-19 vaccines used in India (Covishield and Covaxin) and a higher chance of heart attacks. The study focuses on how the shots protect people.
The study, which was just released in the journal PLOS One, looked at how the COVID-19 vaccine affected death rates after a heart attack or acute myocardial infarction (AMI).
The study looked back at information about 1,578 people who were admitted to the G B Pant hospital in Delhi between August 2021 and August 2022. As many as 1,086 people (68.8%) were protected against COVID-19, but 492 people (31.2% of the total) were not.
96% of the people who were vaccinated had gotten two doses of the vaccine, while 4% had only received one dose.
“Our research showed that India’s medicines are safe. In India, there was no link between getting a shot and having a heart attack. In fact, the study found that people who had been vaccinated were less likely to die after a heart attack. The study’s leader, Mohit Gupta from G B Pant Hospital, told PTI that this was the case.
Most of the side effects (AEs) of COVID-19 vaccines have been mild, temporary, and went away on their own. Concerns have been made, though, about the effects of these vaccines on the heart and blood vessels.
The authors pointed out that any side effect can have disastrous results, especially in countries with a lot of people, like India.
All of the patients who were registered had their vaccination status recorded, including the type of vaccine, the date of vaccination, and any side effects.
The researchers found that the study did not show a specific clustering of AMI at any particular time after vaccination. This suggests that there was no significant link between COVID-19 jabs and heart attacks.
At the 30-day follow-up, 201 (12.7%) of the patients died from all causes. The adjusted chances of death were much lower in the vaccinated group.
At six months of follow-up, the AMI group that had been vaccinated had a lower chance of dying than the AMI group that hadn’t been vaccinated.
The study found that when COVID-19 vaccines were given 30 days and six months after an AMI, deaths from all causes went down.
The researchers said that the chance of dying within 30 days was higher for people who were older, had diabetes, or smoked.
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The study’s authors said, “Our results showed that the risk of death from any cause at 30 days and six months was much lower in the vaccinated group than in the unvaccinated group.”
The authors of the study said that this is the first study to look at a large group of AMI patients. The study showed that the COVID-19 vaccine is safe and also protects against death from all causes, both in the short term and after six months of follow-up.
