OSLO / NORWAY: Twenty-three people died in Norway Within days of receiving the first dose of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine with 13 of those deaths apparently related to the side effects of the shootings, the New York Post reported that it cited health officials.
All 13 were geriatric patients and at least 80 years old.
Common reactions to the vaccine, including fever and nausea, “may have contributed to a fatal outcome in some fragile patients,” Sigurd Hortemo, chief physician at the Norwegian Medicines Agency in New York, said on Friday. Post.
While officials do not express serious concerns, they are adjusting their orientation on who should receive the vaccine.
More than 30,000 people a Norway have received the first shot of the Pfizer or Moderna coronavirus vaccine since late last month.
The agency’s medical director, Steinar Madsen, has stated that “the agency is not alarmed by this.”
“It is clear that these vaccines have very little risk, with one small exception for the most fragile patients. Doctors must now carefully consider who should be vaccinated. Those who are very fragile and at the end of life can be vaccinated later of an individual evaluation, ”he said.
The agency reported Thursday that a total of 29 people had suffered side effects, including the 13 people who died.
Twenty-one women and eight men experienced side effects, officials said.
In addition to those who died, nine had severe side effects (including allergic reactions, severe discomfort, and severe fever), while seven had less severe effects, including severe pain at the injection site, New reported. York Post.
According to health officials, about 400 people die each week in the population of the residences.
A Pfizer representative said the company is “aware of the reported deaths” after the vaccine was administered to Norway and collaborates with the Norwegian Medicines Agency to collect all relevant information.
The total number of coronavirus cases reported in Norway is 58,202, while the death toll is 517, according to Johns Hopkins University
All 13 were geriatric patients and at least 80 years old.
Common reactions to the vaccine, including fever and nausea, “may have contributed to a fatal outcome in some fragile patients,” Sigurd Hortemo, chief physician at the Norwegian Medicines Agency in New York, said on Friday. Post.
While officials do not express serious concerns, they are adjusting their orientation on who should receive the vaccine.
More than 30,000 people a Norway have received the first shot of the Pfizer or Moderna coronavirus vaccine since late last month.
The agency’s medical director, Steinar Madsen, has stated that “the agency is not alarmed by this.”
“It is clear that these vaccines have very little risk, with one small exception for the most fragile patients. Doctors must now carefully consider who should be vaccinated. Those who are very fragile and at the end of life can be vaccinated later of an individual evaluation, ”he said.
The agency reported Thursday that a total of 29 people had suffered side effects, including the 13 people who died.
Twenty-one women and eight men experienced side effects, officials said.
In addition to those who died, nine had severe side effects (including allergic reactions, severe discomfort, and severe fever), while seven had less severe effects, including severe pain at the injection site, New reported. York Post.
According to health officials, about 400 people die each week in the population of the residences.
A Pfizer representative said the company is “aware of the reported deaths” after the vaccine was administered to Norway and collaborates with the Norwegian Medicines Agency to collect all relevant information.
The total number of coronavirus cases reported in Norway is 58,202, while the death toll is 517, according to Johns Hopkins University