COVID Vaccines led to some deaths; state could not shrug off responsibility: SC

Rachana Gangu & Anr. Vs Union of India & Ors. (Supreme Court of India) Conclusion: When a vaccination programme was undertaken as a State-led public health intervention, the government could not evade responsibility towards families who allege deaths or serious injuries following vaccination, particularly when official data itself acknowledged that some deaths occurred after COVID-19 vaccination. Observing that the Constitution did not view the right to life solely through the prism of fault, the Court said that Article 21 imposed a positive obligation on the State to ensure that affec...