Introduction:
A study by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) that looked at 39 network hospitals in India found that the COVID-19 vaccine is not linked to a higher chance of sudden deaths.
In fact, getting vaccinated seems to lower the chance of sudden deaths, especially in people between the ages of 18 and 45 who seem to be healthy.
Lowering the risk of sudden deaths after vaccination
The study looked at information from 729 deaths of people who seemed to be healthy that happened between October 2021 and March 2023 and compared it to information from 2,916 healthy people of the same age, gender, and living situation.
The results show that people who have been vaccinated have a much lower chance of sudden deaths, which goes against what people thought before.
Though there were worries, vaccines were found to be safe.
Concerns and stories that linked deaths to vaccinations led to the ICMR study, which was ordered earlier this year to show that there is no real link between vaccines and sudden deaths.
The study gives people peace of mind and proof that their worries are unfounded.
Changes in the risk of sudden death caused by severe COVID-19
Even though the study doesn’t say anything bad about vaccines, it does say that severe COVID-19 that needs hospitalization raises the chance of sudden deaths.
Four times more likely to have had serious COVID-19 were people who died at once.
So, getting a vaccine is recommended as a way to protect against how bad the sickness is.
Finding other things that put people at risk for sudden death
The study finds a number of things that put people at risk for sudden deaths, such as a history of sudden deaths in the family, smoking, drinking too much, and doing intense workouts.
More likely to die suddenly are people who smoke, drink a lot of alcohol 48 hours before a heart attack, or do a lot of intense physical exercise 48 hours before a heart attack.
Being consistent with known risk factors
Medical professionals agree with the study’s results and point out that the risk factors found are in line with what is already known.
Sudden deaths have long been linked to things like family background, smoking, drinking too much, and doing intense physical activities you haven’t done before.
What COVID-19 Does to Heart Health
Even though the study admits that we don’t fully understand how COVID-19 might cause rapid deaths, it does cite global studies that show the infection may indirectly cause heart disease and stroke in different ways. It is made clear that the virus can attack heart muscle cells and the linings of blood vessels.
ICMR Studies on COVID-19 in Great Detail
This study is one of many that ICMR is doing to show how serious it is about learning about the effects of COVID-19 and other factors that are related to it.
Other studies look at the results of COVID-19 hospitalizations and blood clotting events after vaccination in people aged 18 to 45.
