COVID Vaccines Not Related With Sudden Dying: ICMR-NIE Director Dr Manoj Murhekar

Highlighting a big latest examine, Dr Manoj Murhekar, the Director of the ICMR-Nationwide Institute of Epidemiology (ICMR-NIE), addressed the rising concern round sudden cardiac deaths in youthful populations.

In response to an official launch from the Ministry of Well being and Household Welfare, Dr Murhekar, referring to an in-depth examine carried out by ICMR-NIE in 2023, categorically acknowledged that no correlation was discovered between COVID-19 vaccinations and sudden deaths.

He additional clarified that components like genetic predisposition, underlying well being situations, and unhealthy existence usually tend to contribute to such incidents.

Supporting this, he talked about a examine by PGI Chandigarh that confirmed the incidence charge of sudden deaths, 1 in 10,000, has remained secure over the past decade.

A ten-member Nationwide Media Delegation, led by Dr Manisha Verma, Extra Director Normal, Press Data Bureau, Union Ministry of Well being and Household Welfare, arrived in Chennai on Wednesday as a part of a three-day media tour overlaying Chennai and Puducherry.

The delegation started their go to with an in depth tour and interplay session on the Indian Council of Medical Analysis’s Nationwide Institute of Epidemiology (ICMR-NIE), a premier analysis physique underneath the Division of Well being Analysis.

Welcomed by the Institute’s Director, Dr Manoj Murhekar, the media staff was briefed about NIE’s ongoing and accomplished analysis tasks that contribute to shaping nationwide well being insurance policies. Dr Murhekar, together with senior scientists, addressed the delegation’s queries and elaborated on research associated to public well being priorities.

Dr Hemant Shewade, Senior Scientist at ICMR-NIE, offered insights from a latest examine on Tuberculosis amongst extremely susceptible populations. He famous that the findings led the Tamil Nadu authorities to formulate focused interventions, considerably bettering outreach and containment efforts.

Established on July 2, 1999, ICMR-NIE has advanced as a hub for public well being analysis, recognized for publishing over 140 worldwide journal articles yearly. The institute emerged from the merger of the Central JALMA Institute for Leprosy (Subject Unit) and the Institute for Analysis in Medical Statistics.

Situated in Ayapakkam, Chennai, it specialises in epidemiological research, illness modelling, medical trials, and well being programs analysis. The institute additionally performs a essential function in capability constructing by its MPH, Ph.D., and short-term coaching packages in collaboration with main universities.

ICMR-NIE continues to assist state and nationwide well being packages by evidence-based analysis and coverage suggestions, thereby strengthening India’s public well being ecosystem.

The media delegation will proceed its tour with additional visits in Puducherry over the subsequent two days.