Man dies after receiving second Pfizer vaccine

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The Orange County coroner is investigating the death of a Santa Ana health worker after receiving his second dose of the coronavirus vaccine.

The OC registry reports that Tim Zook, 60, an X-ray technician at South Coast Global Medical Center in Santa Ana, had an upset stomach and breathing problems before going to the hospital.

Zook’s blood pressure quickly dropped and he was transferred to UC Irvine Medical Center. “On Friday I get a call: ‘His kidneys are failing. He must be on dialysis. Otherwise he could die – but there is also a chance that he has a heart attack or stroke on dialysis because his blood pressure is too high. low, ”his wife Rochelle Zook told the OC Register.

Although his COVID-19 tests came back negative, his wife says he had high blood pressure, but was treating her with medication, and she doesn’t blame the drug company.

A spokesperson for Pfizer-BioNTech told the OC Register that the company was “aware of Zook’s death and was looking into the matter in depth.”

“Our immediate thoughts are with the bereaved family,” the company said in an emailed statement to the OC Register. “We are closely monitoring all of these events and collecting relevant information to share with global regulatory authorities. Based on ongoing safety reviews by Pfizer, BioNTech, and health authorities, (the vaccine) maintains a positive benefit-risk profile for the prevention of COVID-19 Serious adverse events, including deaths that are not vaccine-related, are unfortunately likely to occur at a rate similar to that of the general population. “

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