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Covaxin row: Bharat Biotech clarifies allegations over volunteer who died after shot

After a participant who allegedly died days after volunteering for Covaxin trial in Bhopal, Bharat Biotech on Saturday clarified that the volunteer, at the time of enrolment, had fulfilled all the inclusion and exclusion criteria to be accepted as a participant in the Phase III trial.

“As per the post-mortem report issued by the Gandhi Medical College, the probable cause of death was due to cardiorespiratory failure as a result of suspected poisoning," Bharat Biotech added.