Officials have ruled out coronavirus vaccination as the cause of death in a California man, the Placer County sheriff’s office announced Sunday.
The 64-year-old, unnamed health worker died on January 21 just hours after receiving the vaccine.
“Through our research, we learned more details about the individual. We learned that not only had he recently been diagnosed with COVID-19, but he also had underlying health problems and that he was showing signs of illness at the time the vaccine was administered. managed, ”said the sheriff’s office.
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Authorities said the man began to complain of side effects within 10 minutes of vaccination. It was also announced earlier that the man tested positive for the new virus at the end of December.
“Clinical research and laboratory results have determined that the COVID-19 vaccine has been ruled out as a contributing factor to the death of the individual.”
It remains unclear whether the man received the Moderna or Pfizer vaccine.
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The vaccines can cause side effects such as fever, chills, fatigue, headaches, and pain at the injection site, but these are normal signs that the body is building up protection, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Serious allergic reactions from the vaccine are “extremely rare,” the CDC said, and health experts argue that the risks of COVID-19 disease far outweigh the risks of any side effects from the vaccine.
The news comes after the death of another man in California, 60-year-old X-ray technician Tim Zook, who died four days after receiving his second dose of Pfizer. The Orange County coroner previously confirmed that it was investigating Zook’s death in a statement emailed to Fox News. Additional tests and autopsy findings will determine the cause of death.