Pfizer Inc. and federal health officials are investigating the death of a health worker 16 days after the person received the company’s first dose of Covid-19 vaccine.
So far, the evidence does not indicate a connection, Pfizer said in a statement on Tuesday. The Florida-based physician has developed a rare disorder called severe thrombocytopenia that reduces the body’s ability to clot blood and stop internal bleeding.
Pfizer cited its clinical trials and data collected since the vaccine was admitted to the U.S. by reporting its initial conclusion that the evidence does not show a causal link to the shot it developed with the German. BioNTech SE. Meanwhile, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said they were aware of the death, and ‘according to spokesman Tom Skinner, will evaluate the situation as more information becomes available’.
“To date, millions of people have been vaccinated and we are monitoring all adverse events in individuals receiving our vaccine,” Pfizer said in a statement. ‘It is important to note that serious adverse events, including non-vaccine-related deaths, will unfortunately occur at a similar rate as in the general population.’
Pfizer shares fell 2% to $ 37.03 in New York on a trading day at 3:14 p.m. He also said that adjusted earnings for 2021 would be between $ 3 and $ 3.10 per share, less than analysts had expected.
The New York Times first reported on the death of Gregory Michael, a 56-year-old midwife and gynecologist in Miami Beach. The Times quoted a Facebook post written on January 5 by his wife, Heidi Neckelmann, who says Michael died of a brain hemorrhage.
The Pfizer BioNTech vaccine was approved for emergency use in the United States on December 14, with health professionals and those in long-term care facilities being in line for the first time. To date, 9.27 million shots of this vaccine have been administered and a second authorized vaccine has been developed by Moderna Inc., according to a state-by-state version of Bloomberg and data from the CDC.
The CDC, along with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and other federal agencies, regularly review Covid-19 data for vaccine safety monitoring and share their findings with a group of vaccine experts, who, according to the CDC’s provide independent guidance to federal officials. Shines.
“We think of the family during this heartbreaking time,” Skinner said.
– Assisted by Michelle Fay Cortez