Israel denies vaccine killed man who injected Pfizer dose

The death of a 75-year-old man in Israel after receiving the coronavirus vaccine He caused a sensation around the world and the government is seeking to determine the cause of his death. While the Israeli Ministry of Health has stressed that it does not see a link to the vaccination, authorities are continuing the investigation.

The man received the injection of the first dose of Pfizer vaccine Monday at 8:30 am in his hometown in the north, Beit She’an. According to AJN agency, he was released after waiting a mandatory half hour at the medical clinic and was feeling well. After returning home, he lost consciousness and died of cardiac arrest.

The Health Ministry’s preliminary investigation indicated the death was unrelated to the vaccine. The man suffered from heart disease and cancer, and had previously suffered from several heart attacks, the ministry said.

Israel: 75-year-old man dies after receiving coronavirus vaccine

The man’s family have also requested that his death not be linked to the vaccine, Israeli media reported.

The director general of the ministry, Chezy Levy, however, announced the formation of an investigative committee to investigate the incident.

Pfizer’s vaccine is not made with the coronavirus itself, which means there’s no way anyone can get it from the injections. Instead, the vaccine contains a piece of genetic code that trains the immune system to recognize the stinging protein on the surface of the virus.

No major safety issues were found in vaccine trials and only common vaccine-related side effects such as fever, fatigue, and pain at the injection site were found.

The Health Ministry announced a new daily record for coronavirus vaccination figures on Monday, with 98,916 injections given the day before, a week after Israel began its vaccination campaign. The total number of vaccinations in the country was 379,000.

Israel currently ranks first in the world for per capita vaccinations, slightly ahead of Bahrain and well ahead of other countries around the world, according to the University of Oxford, which manages Our World in Data.

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