A California resident who was vaccinated against COVID-19 died hours later – and authorities are trying to find out why.
The Placer County Sheriff’s Office announced the death and investigation in a Facebook post Saturday, but gave few details.
The county, which is in the greater Sacramento area, was “recently notified” of the person’s death, police said.
The person had tested positive for the coronavirus in December and had been vaccinated just hours before their death on January 21.
There was no indication of which vaccine the person had received.
“There are multiple local, state, and federal agencies actively investigating this matter; any reports of cause of death are premature, pending the outcome of the investigation. Our thoughts are with the family of the deceased, ”wrote the sheriff’s office.
An autopsy would be performed Monday, the sheriff’s office told CBS ‘Sacramento.