Vadodara: A 30-year-old sanitation worker of the Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) died hours after taking the Covid-19 vaccine on Sunday.
While the family members of the deceased Jignesh Solanki alleged that he died due to side-effects, authorities of state-run SSG Hospital asserted that he had been suffering from cardiac problems for years.
Solanki, a resident of Vadsar Road, was working in ward 9 of VMC and had taken the vaccine on Sunday as a part of the drive where all frontline corona warriors were given the jab. His family members claimed he wasn’t willing to take the vaccine, but someone from his workplace pressurised him to get vaccinated.
Municipal commissioner P Swaroop did not respond to calls and messages sent by TOI.
“Solanki had left his workplace but someone from his office called him back. After getting vaccinated, he returned home, and within two hours his health started deteriorating,” claimed his brother Ganesh.
Solanki was rushed to SSG Hospital where he was declared dead on admission. The family members also created ruckus at the hospital and alleged that he lost his life due to the vaccination.
Dr Ranjan Aiyer, superintendent of SSG Hospital, said, “He became unconscious three to four hours after the vaccine was administered. Had there been any reaction due to the vaccine, it would have happened within the first 30 minutes.”
He added that Solanki had a history of cardiac problems as he had undergone angiography in 2016 and he had often complained of chest pain.
However, we will know the exact reason of the death once we get his postmortem report,” he said.
Aiyer also said that Solanki had died on the way to the hospital, so the body was sent directly for postmortem.
Dr Devesh Patel, VMC medical officer (health) said, “Only postmortem will reveal the cause of death. History of the deceased shows that he was suffering from compensated heart disease since 2016 and his heart was very badly affected by it.
The Adverse Events following Immunization (AEFI) committee will look into the death and submit a detailed report. In the meantime, we are expecting a preliminary report from the SSG Hospital.”