Andhra Health Worker Dies after Coronavirus Vaccination

New Delhi, 24/1: An accredited social health activist (ASHA) worker in Andhra Pradesh’s Guntur has died after getting vaccinated for Coronavirus. According to the Authorities, She suffered a brain stroke causing her death.

The ASHA worker is identified as Vijaya Lakshmi (42), fell ill soon after receiving the coronavirus vaccine on January 19. She was admitted to the Guntur Government Hospital (GGH) on January 21 after she had fainted. She died on Sunday and her body is sent for an autopsy.

Her family alleges that she died because of complications after getting the corona vaccine. District collector Samuel Anand Kunar met the family of the deceased at the hospital and promised her son a job, a house site, and monetary compensation from the government.