Northern California man dies hours after COVID-19 vaccine survey

“There are several local, state and federal agencies that are actively investigating this matter; any report regarding the cause of death is premature, pending the outcome of the investigation,” a statement from the sheriff’s office said. “Our hearts go out to the family of the deceased.”

Placer County Public Health and Social Services did not administer the vaccine and could not say whether the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine had been administered.

“We have no further information to provide at this time,” wrote Dr Rob Oldham, department director, in an email.

Dr Dean Blumberg, an infectious disease expert at UC Davis Children’s Hospital, told KTXL-TV that people should wait until the investigation is complete before blaming the vaccine for the death.

“My first inclination is that it’s probably unrelated to the vaccine,” Blumberg told Sacramento TV. “We know that with serious allergic reactions that occur after vaccination, the vast majority of these occur 15 to 30 minutes after vaccination.”

California Health and Human Services Secretary Dr Mark Ghaly commented on the incident at a press conference Monday.

“We are looking at this very closely and we still stand behind overwhelming evidence that these vaccines are safe,” Ghaly said. “The vast majority of us see people receiving Pfzier and Moderna vaccines without complications. They are safe vaccines. We are monitoring them successfully administered across the country, across the world.

The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that people who have had COVID in the past and have fully recovered get vaccinated.

“At the moment, experts don’t know how long a person is protected against illness after recovering from COVID-19. The immunity a person gains from having an infection, called natural immunity, varies from one person to another, “according to the CDC. “Some early evidence suggests that natural immunity may not last very long.”