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75-year-old Israeli man dies two hours after getting COVID-19 vaccine |READ WHY

Thompson Nsisongabasi

Dec 28, 2020

A 75-year-old man from Beit Shean died Monday morning from cardiac arrest, about two hours after receiving the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine.

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The man received the vaccine at 8:30 in the morning, and waited for the customary time at the health clinic before he was released to his home feeling well.

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Sometime later, the man lost consciousness and was later confirmed dead from heart failure.

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The Health Ministry said, "A 75-year-old man from the north of the country suffering from active heart disease and malignant disease, who has undergone a number of heart attacks, was vaccinated this morning against the coronavirus and died at home shortly after the procedure."

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"The Director General of the Ministry of Health, Prof. Hezi Levy, has appointed a case investigation committee headed by the head of the Safety and Quality Division in the Ministry of Health.

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"We share in the family's grief," the ministry said, adding that "Initial examination does not show a link between the unfortunate incident and the vaccination."

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"The vaccination campaign continues," it stated.

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(www.newsnow.co.uk)

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— Thompson Nsisongabasi

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