MUMBAI: Actor Shreyas Talpade has spoken about suffering a heart attack last year and has wondered whether it was somehow related to Covid vaccine. The actor, 47, opened up about his near-death experience, adding that such incidents have been reported only after the pandemic in a comparatively younger population.
He added that he wants to know more about this and whether it is an impact of Covid or the vaccine that was administered to millions across the world during the pandemic.
“I gave myself a big scare. It was unfortunate, unexpected. I believed I was taking care of my diet, exercise and health. Apparently there are theories about the vaccine as well… We have been hearing about people working out or playing and something happening, or a person who is taking care of himself and something happening,” he said referring to incidents where people in their 30s and 40s have reported heart ailments and many have died suddenly.
AstraZeneca, in collaboration with The University of Oxford, had developed AZD1222 vaccine after the outbreak of the coronavirus in 2020. In India and other low-and-middle-income countries, it was manufactured and supplied under the name “Covishield” by Serum Institute of India (SII) through a licence from the university and the Swedish-British drugmaker.
AstraZeneca, for the first time, admitted in its court documents recently that the vaccine can cause rare side effects, including TTS — Thrombosis with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome — which causes people to have blood clots and a low blood platelet count.
Shreyas opened up about his general health at the time of experiencing the cardiac arrest to Lehren Retro. “I don’t smoke, I am not a regular drinker. I drink perhaps once a month and within limits. My cholesterol was a little high, which I was told is normal these days. I was taking medication for that and it had come down reasonably. So, if I have none of the other factors, I have no diabetes, no blood pressure, then what could be the reason? We have been as careful as possible,” the actor said.
When asked if he thinks it might be related to the side effects of the vaccine, Shreyas said, “I would not negate the theory. It was only after the Covid vaccine that I started to experience some fatigue and tiredness. There has to be some amount of truth and we cannot negate the theory. It can be Covid or the vaccine, I don’t know which of the two, but it is associated (with my condition).”
He added, “It is very unfortunate and scary because we genuinely don’t know what we have taken inside our bodies. We trusted the companies, went with the flow. I never heard of such incidents before Covid.”
Shreyas said he wants to know more about the vaccine and how it has impacted humans. “I want to know what the vaccine has done to us. I am not sure whether it is Covid or the vaccine. Till I don’t have all the facts and proof, it is pointless to make any statements. Nevertheless, I want to know more,” he said.
Shreyas recalled the day he went into cardiac arrest, and said that he was working on the film, Welcome to the Jungle. He was performing an intense scene that involved jumping into water when he started feeling discomfort. “Suddenly, I felt breathless and my left hand started paining. I could barely walk to my vanity van and change my clothes,” he said.
Shreyas rushed home, where his wife, Deepti, saw his condition and took him to the hospital. He went into cardiac arrest while their car was stuck in traffic. Deepti managed to get help, and Shreyas was given emergency treatment by the doctors.
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Credits - Indian Express
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