As of December 5th, 2025, The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare addressed Unstarred Question No. 1092 regarding deaths caused by COVID-19 vaccination. Adverse Events Following Immunization (AEFI) are reported through the AEFI surveillance system and monitored through a well-structured system. As per the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare against a total of 220.68 crore doses administered under the Covid-19 vaccination program, occurrences attributed to Covid vaccination are estimated to be 0.0000015%. There is no system of compensation in such cases. The Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare answering this question is Shri Prataprao Jadhav.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare: The primary ministry responsible for answering questions related to deaths caused by COVID-19 vaccination.
Adverse Event Following Immunisation (AEFI): The system through which untoward medical occurrences following immunization are reported and monitored.
COVID-19 vaccination program: The vaccination program related to the reported adverse events and compensation requests.
GOVERNMENT OFINDIA
MINISTRYOFHEALTHAND FAMILYWELFARE
DEPARTMENT OFHEALTHAND FAMILYWELFARE
LOK SABHA
UNSTARREDQUESTION NO. 1092
TO BE ANSWERED ON 05THDECEMBER 2025
DEATHS CAUSEDBYCOVID-19 VACCINATION
1092. SHRIMOHIBBULLAH:
Willthe Minister of HEALTHANDFAMILYWELFAREbe pleasedto state:
(a) the number of deaths reported as an Adverse Event Following Immunisation (AEFI) and the
numberof such deathscasuallylinkedtoCOVID-19 vaccination across the country;
(b) whether the Government has any plan to pay compensation for the deaths due to
administration of COVID-19 vaccinationinthe country; and
(c) if so,the detailsthereofandif not,the reasons therefor, State-wise?
ANSWER
THEMINISTEROFSTATEINTHEMINISTRYOFHEALTHANDFAMILYWELFARE
(SHRIPRATAPRAOJADHAV)
(a) to (c): Adverse Event Following Immunization (AEFI) is any untoward medical occurrence
which follows immunization and which does not necessarily have a causal relationship with the
vaccine and vaccination, are reported through the AEFI surveillance system. Adverse Event
Following Immunization are monitored through a well-structured & robust AEFI surveillance
system.Investigationsandcausalityassessmenthelpinestablishinga causeandeffectrelationship.
Against total 220.68 crore doses administered under Covid-19 vaccination program, such
occurrencesattributedtocovidvaccination are estimatedtobe 0.0000015%. There isnosystem of
compensationinsuch cases.
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