New Delhi, July 3 -- Biocon founder Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw dismissed Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's remarks linking COVID-19 vaccines with a spate of heart attack deaths as "factually incorrect" and "misleading".

On July 1, Siddaramaiah suggested that the recent heart attack deaths in the Hassan district of Karnataka may be linked to the vaccination drive. He had also claimed the vaccines were 'hastily' approved.

Siddaramaiah had claimed, "It cannot be denied that the hasty approval and distribution of the Covid vaccine to the public could also be a reason for these deaths..."

Reacting to Siddaramaiah post on X, Shaw said, "Covid-19 vaccines developed in India were approved under the Emergency Use Authorisation framework, followi...