Radiology worker was ‘so excited’ Covid vaccine dies of ‘reaction’

A radiology technician who shared his excitement about receiving his coronavirus vaccine died days later after what his wife claims was a reaction. Tim Zook, from Santa Ana, Calif., Wrote: ‘I’ve never been so excited to have a photo before. I am now fully vaccinated after receiving my second dose of Pfizer on Facebook on January 5th.

The 60-year-old uploaded a photo of his arm with a bandage on it, as well as a photo of his vaccination record. But a few hours later, Zook had an upset stomach at work and began to have trouble breathing.

His colleagues accompanied him to the emergency room at South Coast Global Medical Center, Zook’s wife, Rochelle, texting him to ask, “ Am I worried? ”

He said ‘No. Absolutely not.’ Zook also told Rochelle he didn’t think her symptoms were related to the Pfizer vaccine. But Rochelle now fears the injections may have caused her husband’s untimely death.

She explained, “We don’t blame any pharmaceutical company. My husband loved what he did. He worked in hospitals for 36 and a half years. He believed in vaccines. I’m sure he would take this vaccine again and he would want the public to take it.

“But when someone has symptoms two and a half hours after a vaccine, it’s a reaction. What else could have happened?

“We would like the public to know what happened to Tim, so he did not die in vain. Severe reactions are rare. In reality, Covid is a much more lethal force than the reactions of the potential vaccine itself.

Rochelle added: ‘The message is, be careful, take the vaccine – but officials need to do more research. We need to know the cause. Vaccines should be as safe as possible. Every life counts.

After Tim’s initial illness, he was suspected of suffering from Covid, as well as congestive heart failure.

Several Covid tests came back negative, Zook having received oxygen. He was put on a ventilator approximately 36 hours later and transferred to the University of California, Irvine Medical Center for specialized treatment.

Recalling the terrible diagnosis she received soon after, Rochelle told the Orange County Register: “On Friday I got a call, ‘Her kidneys are failing. He must be on dialysis. Otherwise, he could die – but there is also a chance he will have a heart attack or stroke on dialysis because his blood pressure is so low. ”

Zook underwent three emergency “codes blue” over the next several hours, but was saved from death. Doctors then warned Rochelle that “ he would have brain damage and be a vegetable ” if they managed to save his wife from a fourth code blue. Tim died a few hours later.

The widow said her late husband was generally in very good health. He had high blood pressure which had been controlled with medication and was slightly overweight.

Rochelle said: ‘He had never been hospitalized. He would catch a cold and recover two days later. The flu, and I’m recovering three days later.

Zook’s death was reported to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System, which is administered by the US government’s Centers for Disease Control and Food and Drug Administration.

His cause of death is currently listed as ‘inconclusive’ by the Orange County coroner, with a toxicology report expected to take months.

At least two other American men have died after receiving Covid vaccines, although it is not known whether those deaths were related to the injections themselves.

The speed at which the Covid vaccines were developed and put into service – in nine months – has raised concerns about their safety.

But the two snaps currently approved for use in the United States – from Pfizer and Moderna – have been tested in tens of thousands of volunteers, with scientific data showing they are very safe.

Millions of doses of the Covid vaccine have been administered across the United States since December, with only a small percentage of people suffering from side effects.

The United States has recorded 25.4 million cases of Covid and 425,250 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University.

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