India, Jan. 19 -- Government called revelations 'ill-informed & erroneous'

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) stated a range of side-effects of COVID-19 vaccines in response to an RTI application. ICMR is the autonomous body under the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and CDSCO is the apex drug regulatory body.

The disclosures were made by ICMR'S public information officer (PIO) Leyanna Susan George and CDSCO's PIO Sushanta Sarkar in response to the application filed by Pune-based businessman Prafful Sarda.

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