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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will investigate the death of a Nebraska man after local health officials listed the Covid-19 vaccine as one of the causes of death, the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services reported. in a press release last Thursday.
The man, a long-term caregiver living in the 1940s with several coexisting illnesses and conditions, died Jan. 17 between one and two weeks after receiving the first dose of Covid-19 vaccine, according the statement.
The CDC and the FDA received 1,170 reports of fatalities among U.S. individuals who received a vaccine against Covid (0.003% of those vaccinated) between December 14 and February 7. During that time, more than 41 million doses of Pfizer or Moderna’s Covid- According to the CDC, 19 vaccines were administered nationwide.
“Typically, COVID-19 vaccine deaths can be attributed to anaphylaxis and occur in a relatively short period after the vaccine, which is why follow-up is done,” said Dr. Gary Anthone, chief physician. of Nebraska.
“While I can’t speculate on this case, when people die days or weeks after the vaccine is given, it’s more likely to be due to other underlying factors,” Anthone said.
The death was introduced into the vaccine adverse event reporting system, a national vaccine safety monitoring program run by CDC and the Food and Drug Administration. All adverse events or fatalities should be reported to the system whenever they occur after vaccination.
“This process allows the CDC and the FDA to closely monitor and evaluate adverse events for ongoing safety assessments,” the state health department said in a statement.
The CDC has not reported any pattern of cause of death that could suggest safety issues with vaccines.
People with high-risk conditions should consult their medical providers about vaccination, Anthone said.