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The Times of India
The Times of India
National
Piyush Bhusari | TNN

Maharashtra logs over 8,000 AEFI cases, 98% of them minor

PUNE: The state’s public health department has recorded more than 8,000 Adverse Events Following Immunization (AEFI) cases, across all age groups, since the start of the Covid vaccination drive, on January 16 last year.

A report by the department stated that of 8,192 AEFI cases reported, 7,993 were minor in nature, 112 were serious and 87 were recorded as severe events. Minor events involve slight fever, headache or body pains, all common side effects after vaccination.

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