Karnataka government's vaccine-cardiac deaths link refuted by Jayadeva hospital chief

The chief of Jayadeva Hospital has stated that reports submitted to the government show no correlation between COVID-19 vaccines and the recent cardiac deaths in Hassan district, Karnataka. This contradicts claims made by the Karnataka Chief Minister linking heart attacks to vaccines. The hospital chief clarified that while COVID-19 infection itself may have caused an increase in heart attacks and strokes in the early stages due to blood clot formation, vaccines are not responsible for the current incidents. The statement comes amidst an ongoing debate between the Karnataka government and health experts, with institutions like Serum Institute of India, AIIMS, and ICMR refuting any link between vaccines and cardiac deaths.