A “very healthy” Florida doctor who was hospitalized days after receiving the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine has died, and now his wife is sounding the alarm about the risks associated with the vaccine.
Dr. Gregory Michael, 56, was hospitalized three days after being inoculated when he noticed spots on his feet and hands.
“The CBC that was done on his arrival showed that his platelet count was 0,” said his wife Heidi Neckelmann, noting that a normal count “ranges from 150,000 to 450,000 platelets per microliter of blood “.
Despite the efforts of experts involved in his care, his condition caused a hemorrhagic stroke.
“He was admitted to the ICU with a diagnosis of acute ITP caused by a reaction to the COVID vaccine,” he said. “No matter what [the doctors] he did, the platelet count refused to go up. He was conscious and energetic throughout the process, but two days before a last resort surgery, he suffered a hemorrhagic stroke caused by the lack of platelets that ended his life in a matter of minutes.
Neckelmann continued: “He was a professional advocate of the vaccine, which is why he got it himself. I think people should be aware that side effects can occur [sic], which is not good for everyone and, in this case, destroyed a beautiful life, a perfect family and which has affected so many people in the community. “
Former New York Times reporter Alex Berenson helped draw attention to the story.
I have been in contact with his wife; this case is real (unlike so many of the breathless reports and retweets greatly from the doctors murdered by #Covid).
– Alex Berenson (@AlexBerenson) January 7, 2021
This is another example of how journalists show a double standard in describing potential vaccine risks and deaths; when someone dies after a long stay in a fan, we don’t say they contract #Covid six months before he died for trying to belittle the connection.
– Alex Berenson (@AlexBerenson) January 7, 2021
Although he described the death as “highly unusual”, a Pfizer spokesman told the Daily Mail: “At this time we do not believe there is any direct connection to the vaccine.” The pharmaceutical company said it is investigating it further.
Wow. This is the game @pfizerit’s gonna be okay? “No direct connection”? You may have noticed that I’m a little cynical with Big Pharma, but it even surprises me. pic.twitter.com/5qzXHKsxdq
– Alex Berenson (@AlexBerenson) January 7, 2021