An 88-year-old Israeli died hours after receiving the coronavirus vaccine on Tuesday, a day after a 75-year-old Israeli died of a heart attack shortly after receiving the vaccine.
In both cases, medical professionals do not believe the deaths are related to the vaccines.
Hadassah University Medical Center explained that the 88-year-old suffered from complicated and serious background illnesses.
The 75-year-old was reportedly vaccinated at about 8:30 a.m. in a Clalit Health Services clinic. He, as usual, stayed at the facility for a short time to ensure that he had no side effects. When he felt well, the clinic released him.
The initial findings do not show a link between the man’s death and his vaccination, Levy said.
When Pfizer submitted its safety data to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in early December, it was found that two participants in the trial had died after receiving the vaccine. One of the deceased was immunocompromised, meaning that the person’s immune defense was low.
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In response to the report of the deaths, the Midaat Association of Israel said that there could be an unfortunate case if vaccines were endangered to populations. One should not infer from this about the safety of the vaccine, but rather welcome the transparency that the pharmaceutical companies need in the approval process. ”
In large trials of tens of thousands of people, the deaths could occur without any connection to the trial, but companies such as Pfizer must report the deaths, Midaat said at the time.
Conspiracy theories surrounding side effects and alleged dangers of the newly released coronavirus vaccines have spread rapidly on social media.
The main side effects reported in the trials with the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines were pain, swelling and redness at the site of injection and cold fever, fatigue and headache. But these effects usually lasted only a few hours or days.
Any possible long-term side effects have not yet been verified as the vaccines are still new. However, the majority of health officials said they believe the vaccines will not cause any long-term damage. In Israel, more than 80% of medical staff are expected to be vaccinated.
Israel is currently vaccinating medical staff, people over 60 and people with chronic illnesses. It hopes to start vaccinating teachers and school staff later this week or next year.
Maayan Jaffe-Hoffman contributed to this report.