OSLO / NORWAY: Twenty-three people died in it Norway within days of receiving their first dose of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine, with 13 of those deaths apparently related to the side effects of the shots, the New York Post reported, citing health officials.
All 13 were nursing home patients and at least 80 years old.
Common reactions to the vaccine, including fever and nausea, “may have contributed to a fatal outcome in some vulnerable patients,” the New York Post quoted Sigurd Hortemo, chief physician at the Norwegian Medicines Agency, as he said in a statement Friday.
While officials are not raising serious concerns, they are adjusting their guidelines about who should receive the vaccine.
More than 30,000 people in it Norway have received the first injection of the Pfizer or Moderna coronavirus vaccine since late last month.
The Agency’s medical director, Steinar Madsen, has stated that “the agency is not alarmed by this.”
“It is quite clear that these vaccines have very little risk, with one minor exception for the most vulnerable patients. Doctors now need to carefully consider who should be vaccinated. Those who are very vulnerable and at the end of their lives can go after an individual. be vaccinated. assessment, “he said.
The agency reported on Thursday that a total of 29 people had suffered from side effects, including the 13 people who died.
Twenty-one women and eight men experienced side effects, officials said.
In addition to those who died, nine had serious side effects – including allergic reactions, severe discomfort, and severe fever – while seven had less serious side effects, including severe pain at the injection site, New York Post reported.
About 400 people in the nursing home population die every week, according to health officials.
A Pfizer representative said the company is “aware of reported deaths” following administration of the vaccine Norway and is working with the Norwegian Medicines Agency to collect all relevant information.
The total number of coronavirus cases reported in Norway is 58,202, while the death toll is 517, according to Johns Hopkins University
All 13 were nursing home patients and at least 80 years old.
Common reactions to the vaccine, including fever and nausea, “may have contributed to a fatal outcome in some vulnerable patients,” the New York Post quoted Sigurd Hortemo, chief physician at the Norwegian Medicines Agency, as he said in a statement Friday.
While officials are not raising serious concerns, they are adjusting their guidelines about who should receive the vaccine.
More than 30,000 people in it Norway have received the first injection of the Pfizer or Moderna coronavirus vaccine since late last month.
The Agency’s medical director, Steinar Madsen, has stated that “the agency is not alarmed by this.”
“It is quite clear that these vaccines have very little risk, with one minor exception for the most vulnerable patients. Doctors now need to carefully consider who should be vaccinated. Those who are very vulnerable and at the end of their lives can go after an individual. be vaccinated. assessment, “he said.
The agency reported on Thursday that a total of 29 people had suffered from side effects, including the 13 people who died.
Twenty-one women and eight men experienced side effects, officials said.
In addition to those who died, nine had serious side effects – including allergic reactions, severe discomfort, and severe fever – while seven had less serious side effects, including severe pain at the injection site, New York Post reported.
About 400 people in the nursing home population die every week, according to health officials.
A Pfizer representative said the company is “aware of reported deaths” following administration of the vaccine Norway and is working with the Norwegian Medicines Agency to collect all relevant information.
The total number of coronavirus cases reported in Norway is 58,202, while the death toll is 517, according to Johns Hopkins University