The Supreme Court of India has reserved its judgment on a batch of significant writ petitions demanding compensation for deaths allegedly caused by COVID-19 vaccines and calling for the constitution of an independent expert committee to investigate Adverse Events Following Immunisation (AEFI).
A Division Bench, comprising Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta, concluded extensive hearings after arguments from the petitioners, intervenors, and the Union of India regarding the scope of judicial intervention in national public health policy.
The petitions, filed by individuals including Rachna Gangu and Venugopalan Govindan, alleged that their family members died due to vaccine-related adverse effects.
Senior Advocate Colin Gonsalves, representing the petitioners, advanced the following core arguments:
- Need for Independent Inquiry: Petitioners sought leave to amend their pleas to array a large volume of case studies and affidavits from medical professionals, contending that there has been a systemic under-reporting of serious vaccine adverse events across the country. They urged the formation of an expert, independent panel to reconcile discrepancies in reported fatality figures.
- Compensation Policy: The Court also considered the Union’s appeal against an interim order of the Kerala High Court, which sought the formulation of a comprehensive compensation policy for such alleged fatalities.
Petitioners countered the Union’s claim that vaccination was purely voluntary, arguing that restrictions imposed by workplaces, educational institutions, and public access requirements rendered the jab effectively compulsory for many citizens.
Union of India’s Defense and Data
Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Aishwarya Bhati, representing the Union, staunchly defended the government’s vaccination policy and surveillance mechanisms.
The Union’s position was based on the following points:
- The Union opposed the expansion of the petitions into a generalized challenge, asserting that issues of vaccine authorization, safety validation, and reporting mechanisms were thoroughly addressed in the Court’s 2022 judgment in Dr. Jacob Puliyel v. Union of India.
- The ASG maintained that India’s adverse-event surveillance mechanism has received international recognition and that all reported AEFI cases are diligently examined by expert committees.
- The Union provided aggregate figures to illustrate the safety profile of the mass vaccination drive:
- Total Doses Administered: Approximately 2.2 billion.
- Total AEFI Cases Reported: 92,687 (equating to approximately 0.0042%).
- Causality: The ASG submitted that available evidence does not establish a definite causal link between the administered vaccines and the deaths cited by the petitioners.
Court’s Observations
During the proceedings, the Bench, particularly Justice Nath, repeatedly pressed the petitioners to provide a strong empirical basis for their allegations, including the disputed claim that 33,000 deaths in the country were vaccine-related.
The Court questioned the viability of applying foreign data (such as U.K. statistics) to the Indian context and probed the petitioners’ stated distrust of official government health data.
The Court will now deliberate on the extensive submissions, which included support from intervenors like Advocate Prashant Bhushan for the demand for an independent probe.
The reserved judgment will determine three key outcomes:
- Whether the petitions will be allowed to be amended to formally include the demand for an independent inquiry.
- Whether the Supreme Court will mandate the constitution of an independent expert committee to review AEFI cases.
- What specific directions, if any, will be issued to the Union of India regarding compensation policy and data transparency?
The decision is expected to have significant implications for public health governance and liability in India.
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| State | Period | What they actually did (strongest measures) | Was it a legal mandate? |
| Meghalaya | Aug–Oct 2021 | State government order: All citizens above 18 must get at least one dose; shops, transport, offices barred for unvaccinated. | Closest to a “mandate” in India; later withdrawn after protests. |
| Maharashtra | Aug 2021–Apr 2022 | Orders were quickly revoked after criticism. | Not a legal mandate, but extremely coercive. |
| Tamil Nadu | Jul–Dec 2021 | Several districts: No vaccine → no ration card benefits, no public transport, no entry to markets/shops; door-to-door “compulsory” camps. | Not a legal mandate; threats mostly withdrawn after backlash. |
| Mizoram | Sep–Nov 2021 | State order made vaccination compulsory for all eligible citizens; village councils barred unvaccinated from shops. | Very strong local enforcement; later eased. |
| Nagaland | Oct–Dec 2021 | State government directed all district administrations to make vaccination compulsory. | Coercive orders issued; not enforced uniformly. |
| Chhattisgarh | Jun–Aug 2021 | Some districts (Surguja, Korea) issued orders making vaccination compulsory and threatened to withhold rations. | State government order: All citizens above 18 must get at least one dose; shops, transport, offices barred for the unvaccinated. |
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EXCLUSIVE: 80 of the most common adverse events reported after COVID-19 vaccination
by Sharyl Attkisson
COVID-19 Vaccine: Analysis of Common Illnesses Reported to Federal Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System (VAERS)
As of Sept. 27, 2021
1. 226,457 Temperature regulation, fever (88,547), chills (78,432), sweating, flushing, hypo- or hyper-thermia
2. 174,793 Skin-related, including:
154,866 Itch, rash, hives, reddening, welts, angioedema
10,691 Necrosis, swelling, infection, injury, issues
6,862 Burning sensation
2,059 Blistering, pemphigoid/pemphigus
315 Psoriasis, an autoimmune skin disease
3. 164,200 Movement, muscle, nerve, neuropathy, numbness, paralysis-related, including:
92,742 Movement, muscle, including:
34,696 Myalgia, muscle pain
16,858 Lymphadenopathy, enlargement of lymph nodes
16,453 Muscle spasms, atrophy, injury, abnormal swelling, bleeding, twitching, necrosis, tightness, weakness, stiff muscles rigidity with tremors or jerks (often with Parkinson’s)
10,886 Tremor, head titubation (62)
12,258 Gait disturbance, coordination abnormal, no control of limbs, unsteady steps, balance disorder, walking disability, movement disorder, dyskinesia, tics
7,962 Musculoskeletal chest pain, discomfort, injury, disorder, stiffness, fibromyalgia (230), polymyalgia rheumatica (169)
8,022 Mobility decreased, in injected limb (1,246)
673 Hypokinesia, partial or complete loss of muscle movement 407 Blepharospasm, tight closure of eyelids
248 Motor dysfunction, apraxia
206 Restless leg or arm syndrome
189 Hypotonia, reduced muscle tone or strength
186 Trismus, inability to open the mouth or jaw
145 Rhabdomyolysis, skeletal muscle breakdown
116 Bradykinesia (slowed movement, as in Parkinson’s)
108 Myasthenia gravis: autoimmune disturbance of communication between muscle and nerve 61 Trigger finger, locking of finger, popping, pain
56 Areflexia: absence of deep tendon reflexes
32 Freezing phenomenon (stuck)
25 Reduced facial expression
13 Tourette’s
66,658 Nerve, neuropathy, numbness, paralysis including:
31,220 Abnormal sensation: paraesthesia, prickling, pins, needles, bug sensation (including in mouth); hypersensitivity (3,941), pharyngeal hypo/aesthesia (loss of sensation) (1,277), foreign body (940), electric shock (480)
22,478 Numbness, hypoaesthesia, oral (4,245) 7,970 Paralysis, including:
5,273 Face paralysis, paresis, Bell’s palsy (2,835)
3,861 Neuralgia, neuropathy, nerve pain, injury, inflammation, nerve signal problems, symptoms, sciatica nerve injury or problems (298), trigeminal (188), post-herpetic neuralgia (40), complex regional pain syndrome (23)
1,597 Paralysis, parapalesis, hemiparesis/hemiplegia paralysis or weakness on one side (852), monoplegia in one limb (224), dyplegia among corresponding body parts (69)
696 Guillain-Barré Syndrome paralysis
695 Myelitis inflammation of spinal cord or spinal cord disorder (354), weakness, paralysis; multiple sclerosis, autoimmune or relapse (199); demyelination (61); acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM), or acute demyelinating encephalomyelitis (25): autoimmune disease marked by a sudden, widespread attack of inflammation in brain and spinal cord, also attacks central nervous system and damages myelin insulation which destroys the white matter triggered by a viral infection or vaccinations; autoimmune chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (27); autoimmune demyelinating polyneuropathy (18); subacute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (11), autoimmune demyelinating disease (6)
500 Eye-related: gaze palsy, inability to move both eyes in same direction (249); optic blood supply nerve issues (131); cranial nerve disorder or paralysis causing pain, tingling, numbness, weakness, or paralysis of face including eyes (49); VIth nerve paralysis: impacts 6th cranial nerve responsible for muscle that turns out the eye (40); optic neuropathy (33); IIIrd nerve paralysis: impacts the 3rd cranial nerve and can impair eye movements, the response of pupils to light, or both (31)
254 Mastication disorder/pain (muscle used to chew food) 66 Peroneal nerve palsy (calf nerve paralysis with tremors) 62 Parkinson’s disease, Parkinsonism
32 Vocal cord paralysis
13 Acute neuropathy
1 Acute flaccid myelitis
4. 139,395 Pain, discomfort, tenderness, location not specified or extremity (56,411)
5. 137,499 Feeling “abnormal,” tired, fatigue, malaise, weak, chronic fatigue syndrome
6. 121,538 Injection site bleeding, bruising, warm, weakness, swelling, pain, rash, issues
7. 111,549 Headache including migraine, thunderclap
8. 80,416 Heart events (other than heart attack and bleeding)
32,804 Heart rate abnormalities, palpitations, fibrillation, flutter, arrhythmia, extrasystoles, tachycardia
27,964 30,217 Chest pain, discomfort
8,502 Abnormal blood pressure: hypertension (5,252), hypotension (3,250)
2,898 Myocarditis (inflammation of heart muscle) (1,725), Pericarditis (inflammation of membrane surrounding heart) (1,142), Endocarditis (inflammation of heart inner lining) (31)
1,697 Arrest (abrupt loss of heart function), cardiac death (39) 1,619 Myocardial swelling, rupture, necrosis, irregularity
930 Ventricular problems
833 Cardiac failure: acute, chronic, congestive, left or right
538 Severe chest pain from inadequate blood supply to heart (angina pectoris)
378 Pericardial effusion (fluid)
9. 77,976 Lung and respiratory-related
40,056 Respiratory abnormalities, cough (15,036), failure (721), pain, distress, obstructive, infection, virus, rhinitis-related, sinusitis and sinus-related including:
5,033 Rhinorrhoea, nasal thin mucus discharge, other rhinitis, pain 4,373 Nasal congestion
2,779 Nasopharyngitis (a cold)
635 Nasal Polyps, disorder, swelling, injury, blister
38,956 Lung, pulmonary other than clots or bleeding including:
31,426 Dyspnoea (shortness of breath that can be linked to asthma, heart failure and lung disease)
3,554 Pneumonia
1,220 Asthma
471 Water on lungs (pleural effusion), acute edema (17)
430 Pain
326 Inflammation
315 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
185 Mass
10 Traumatic lung injury
10. 76,837 Dizzy, fainting, fall, concussion, vertigo, loss of consciousness 11. 60,655 Nausea
12. 48,882 Arthritis; joint or bone pain including jaw (1,718)
13. 40,415 Abdominal pain, discomfort; gastric inflammation, problems; intestine or colon injury, colostomy; diarrhea (19,339); indigestion (1,275); diverticulitis-related (246); Crohn’s autoimmune disease (106); Celiac autoimmune disease (19); C-Diff (62)
14. 34,589 Covid-19 after vaccination (17,795), Covid-19 positive (13,019), complications (1,224) Covid-19 pneumonia (1,200), suspected Covid-19 (689), asymptomatic Covid-19 (426), post-acute Covid-19 syndrome (236)
15. 32,023 Blood: clots, bleeding including in heart and brain Definitions:
Brain stroke: caused by blockage from clot/thrombus (ischemic) or bleed (hemorrhagic, caused by aneurysm).
Aneurysm: bulging or weak spot in blood vessel wall. Thrombosis: blood clot blockage.
Embolism: when a piece of clot largely obstructs blood flow. Thromboembolism: reduced blood flow from blood clot embolism. Infarction: obstruction of blood supply causing tissue death. Myocardial infarction (MI): heart attack, usually from blood clot. 13,101 Blood clots: thrombosis, thrombus, infarction
4,831 Thrombosis location not specified (3,025) or deep vein (1,806)
2,984 Pulmonary (lung): embolism (2,449), thrombosis (454), infarction (81)
2,467 Heart attack: myocardial infarction (1,697), acute (611); thrombus (72); coronary artery thrombosis (39); cardiac ventricular (24); aortic (20); coronary artery embolism (3), intrapericardial thrombosis (1)
2,026 Brain stroke, infarction, thrombosis, embolism including: transient ischemic (502); cerebral thrombosis (370); cerebral infarction (309); ischemic (264); hemorrhagic stroke (107); embolism or embolus stroke (64); lacunar infarction (50); cerebellar stroke (49); transverse sinus thrombosis (47); thalamic infarction (37); superior sagittal sinus thrombosis (33); brain stem thrombosis or infarction (31); brain stem stroke (28); lacunar (27); basal ganglia thrombosis (25); basal ganglia stroke (24); ischemic (17); thrombotic stroke (12); basilar thrombosis (11); internal capsule infarction (7); cavernous sinus thrombosis (6); hemorrhagic infarction (4); vertebrobasilar stroke (2)
171 Embolism or embolus including: location not specified or peripheral (32), femoral (2), ileac (2), paradoxical (2), portal vein (2), air (1), fat (1), jugular (1)
92 Peripheral: thrombosis (60), embolism (32)
68 Portal vein: thrombosis (66), embolism (2)
63 Spleen: thrombosis (31), infarction (31), embolism (1)
53 Mesenteric (abdomen) thrombosis
44 Eye or retinal: thrombosis (29), eye infarction (14), retinal embolism (1) 38 Jugular vein: thrombosis (37), embolism (1)
36 Subclavian: thrombosis (32), aneurysm embolism (3), embolism (1)
30 Renal (kidney): thrombosis (26), embolism (4)
27 Pelvic thrombosis
25 Limb thrombosis
20 Ovarian thrombosis
18 Carotid artery thrombosis
18 Axillary vein (armpit) thrombosis
18 Hepatic (liver): thrombosis (16), embolisation (2)
14 Vena cava: thrombosis (13), embolism (1)
8 Brachiocephalic thrombosis
8 Injection site thrombosis
6 Superficial vein thrombosis
6 Fetal placental thrombosis
5 Vascular stent thrombosis
4 Postoperative thrombosis
3 Portosplenomesenteric thrombosis
3 Graft thrombosis
2 Visceral venous thrombosis
2 Spinal cord thrombosis
2 Infective thrombosis
2 Postpartum thrombosis
2 Prosthetic cardiac valve thrombosis
1 Penile vein thrombosis
1 Catheter site thrombosis
1 Truncus coeliacus thrombosis
1 Umbilical cord thrombosis
1 Vascular access site thrombosis
189 Aneurysm
67 Brain: intracranial aneurysm (51), ruptured cerebral (16)
52 Heart: aortic (34), cardiac (8), aortic rupture (6), coronary (4)
36 Aneurysm, location not specified
8 Ruptured
6 Splenic artery
5 Peripheral artery
2 Arteriovenous fistula
4 Carotid artery
2 Mesenteric artery
2 Subclavian artery
2 Gastro
1 Pulmonary (lung) artery
1 Vertebral artery
1 Basilar artery
10,381 Other internal bleeding, hemorrhage, hematoma including:
3,891 Contusion, bruise; pinpoint, small blood vessel
2,288 Cerebrovascular accident: Brain clots, broken blood vessels
1,811 Epistaxis (nosebleed)
1,102 Vaginal hemorrhage
359 Cerebellar hemorrhage, hematoma
276 Eye bleeding (hematoma, hemorrhage)
195 Rectal hemorrhage
165 Haematemesis (vomiting blood)
134 Abdominal bleeding hemorrhagic
124 Sub hematoma hemorrhage
20 Intraventricular
16 Brain stem, intracranial, or thalamus hemorrhage
8,352 Platelet count, blood cell and clotting issues, including transfusion and including:
5,480 Anemia, pallor (red blood cell deficiency)
855 Thrombocytopenia: low platelet blood clotting disorder
103 Coagulopathy (excessive bleeding)
77 Abnormal clotting including: overactive (disseminated intravascular coagulation) (38), hypercoagulation (could cause stroke) (30)
16. 29,661 Product issues: given to inappropriate age (7,946), storage error (6,803), inappropriate product distribution schedule (5,896), dose omission issue (2,063), poor quality product (2,029), preparation error (1,559), incorrect route (738), wrong product (687), incorrect formulation (581), inappropriate site (582), administration error (460), use issue (317)
17. 31,720 Mood, memory, depression, attention, nervousness, anxiety, confusion, agitation including:
6,406 Anxiety
4,733 Confusional state, delirium, incoherent
3,188 Nervousness, jittery, restless
1,930 Hypersomnia, excessive daytime sleepiness
1,852 Disorientation
1,672 Attention disturbance
1,613 Mental status fatigue, changes; mood swings, disorders
1,188 Panic attack, disorder
1,213 Memory impairment, transient global amnesia (57)
1,167 Depression, despair including: suicide-related (228) and suicide (20)
1,079 Hallucinations, delusions
945 Irritability, agitation
821 Abnormal dreams, nightmares
709 Crying, tearfulness
769 Fear
532 Depressed, altered state of consciousness; bradyphrenia (slowed thinking and info processing)
431 Emotional-related disorders
313 Abnormal thinking
282 Anger, aggression
265 Euphoric mood, mania, manic
129 Psychogenic disorders that slow thought and movement 124 Dissociation
154 Dementia
144 Staring
110 Paranoid-related
101 Psychotic-related, psychosis
76 Frustration tolerance decreased 75 Screaming
67 Apathy
39 Personality disorder
36 Relaxation
30 Depersonalization disorder
28 Dreamy state
24 Distractibility
14 Schizophrenia-related
13 Stupor
10 Self injury ideation
18. 24,223 Swelling, location not specified
19. 23,629 Vomiting
20. 21,951 Mouth and lip injury, swelling, ulceration, pain, spasm, difficulty or pain swallowing
21. 18,427 Sleep disorders, insomnia, paralysis, attacks, terror, sleepiness, narcolepsy 22. 14,213 Hearing disorders, tinnitus (10,090), deafness (2,244), loss (1,117)
23. 13,354 Vision disorders, blurred (5,376), impaired (2,975), blindness (1,211), light or color issues, altered, double, loss, abnormal
24. 10,893 Eye or eyelid pain, swelling, itch, infection, detachment, hemorrhage, movement disorder
25. 10,562 Throat irritation, tightness
26. 10,318 Menstrual-related: heavy (2,645), painful, irregular, short, absent, abnormal period
27. 9,065 Decreased appetite, abnormal weight loss 28. 9,038 Neck pain, injury, mass
29. 8,686 Taste loss, distortion, disorder 30. 8,322 Condition aggravated
31. 8,164 Death
32. 7,634 Face injury, swelling, pain
33. 7,521 Flu-like illness
34. 7,270 Brain-related, injury other than bleeding or stroke
4,444 Epilepsy-related, seizure, temporal lobe
1,518 Communication disorder or aphasia (loss of ability to understand speech due to brain damage)
558 Cognitive disorder
364 Encephalitis, brain injury
117 Meningitis-related, brain swelling
117 Fine motor skill dysfunction
74 Tonic clonic seizure, convulsion
37 Brain nerve pain, occipital neuralgia
26 Brain death
15 Brain tumor
35. 6,339 Herpes-related, shingles (5,414), chicken pox (68)
36. 6,055 Tongue swelling, abnormal, blister, paralysis, spasm, cyst 37. 6,036 Ear congestion, discomfort, infection, disorder incl.
38. 4,940 Hypertension, high blood pressure
39. 4,937 Dry, thirsty, dehydrated
40. 4,918 Axillary (armpit) pain, mass
41. 4,539 Impaired work ability
42. 4,527 Immediate post-injection reaction
43. 3,557 Bladder, urinary tract infection, incontinence, discomfort
44. 3,412 Smell loss, disorders
45. 3,187 Speech disorders, loss of ability, hoarse, discomfort, stammering, stuttering
46. 3,013 Kidney injury, diabetes, abnormalities, failure
47. 2,210 Inflammation, not specified
48. 2,056 Breast pain, swelling, tenderness
49. 2,023 Oxygen abnormal, hypoxia, brain damage
50. 1,844 Pregnancy-related
1,003 Fetal issues: spontaneous abortion (752), death (78), stillbirth (30)
265 Uterine problems cyst, disorder, swelling, mass, pain, rupture
101 Ovarian disorders, cyst, rupture, necrosis, failure
96 Placental issues: premature separation of placenta, premature rupture of membranes, thrombosis, retroplacental hematoma detachment with bleed and C-section
79 premature baby
72 fetal heart rate abnormal
64 suppressed lactation
54 Premature labor
45 Hemorrhage in pregnancy
35 Preelampsia high blood pressure
13 Complication of, or delivery
13 Postpartum hemorrhage
2 Popstpartum thrombosis, blood clot
2 Ruptured ectopic pregnancy
51. 1,803 Anaphylactic reaction or shock
52. 1,724 Induration, hardening of soft tissue
53. 1,408 Peripheral coldness (limbs) 54. 1,281 Sneezing
55. 1,073 Canker sores
56. 1,025 Oral herpes
57. 1,023 Tooth-related issues
58. 926 Appendicitis, perforated, appendectomy 59. 783 Sensory disturbance
60. 731 Hair loss
61. 725 Genital-related, pain, swelling, discomfort, rash, cyst, burning, enlarged, bleeding (353); vulva (372); testicular or scrotal pain, swelling, discomfort, disorder (247); penile (56)
62. 693 Vein disorders, vasculitis
63. 675 Sepsis, damaging response to infection 64. 627 Groin or pelvic pain
65. 567 Cancer-related including: lymphoma (225), leukemia (134), metastatic (49), white blood cell (20), prostate (18), colon or colorectal (20), pancreatic (12), thyroid (10), ovarian (8)
- 552 Glossitis and glossdynia, burning mouth or tongue
- 522 Liver failure, issues
- 478 Thyroid pain, mass, hypo- or hyper- thyroidism
- 468 Hyperaesthesia, increased sensitivity of one or more senses
- 438 Lupus, misc. autoimmune-related
- 338 Mechanical ventilation
- 306 Pancreas problems, failure, pancreatic, not counting cancer
- 277 Salivary gland pain and issues, cyst, hyper secretion, mass
- 153 Spleen disorders
75. 83 Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome
76. 79 Adrenal, endocrine cyst, mass, bleeding, disorder, Addison’s disease (27) 77. 72 Coma
78. 60 Ulcer
79. 20 Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children
80. 11 Children or males abnormally growing female breasts, gynecomastia
‘Blood clots surge like never before’: Doctor exposes mRNA COVID vaccine ‘lies’ at fiery hearing
On May 21, the U.S. Senate’s Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations held a crucial hearing titled “The Corruption of Science and Federal Health Agencies: How Health Officials Downplayed and Hid Myocarditis and Other Adverse Events Associated with the COVID-19 Vaccines.” Top medical experts and legal voices testified, including Dr. Peter McCullough, Dr. Jordan Vaughn, Dr. James Thorp, Dr. Joel Wallskog, Attorney Aaron Siri, and Hawaii Governor Josh Green. Dr. McCullough presented findings from a large autopsy series, stating that in 73.9% of examined post-vaccine deaths, mRNA COVID vaccines were considered the likely cause—a claim that has sparked intense debate in the medical community.
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