Supreme Court Reserves Verdict on Plea Seeking Compensation for COVID-19 Vaccine Deaths

The Supreme Court has reserved its verdict on a plea seeking compensation for deaths linked to COVID-19 vaccines. Over 1,100 AEFI-linked deaths have been reported in the country. The petitioners, Rachna Gangu and Venugopalan Govindan, allege that their daughters died due to adverse effects of COVID vaccination. The court also considered a separate petition filed by the Centre against a Kerala High Court order to formulate a policy to identify and compensate for AEFI deaths related to COVID vaccination.