Rifa Khan

The virus is known to cause inflammation of the brain, and progresses rapidly from an influenza-like illness to coma and death.

“While what has happened is very tragic, unfortunately, it is not the first time. The Government of India, under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, National Aids Control Organisation in 2017, came out with strict guidelines to be followed by both the donor and the recipient.”

The batch under investigation has been recalled, and those children who have been administered this vaccine are being monitored.