SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah Department of Health and the Office of the Medical Investigator issued a joint statement on Thursday that the COVID-19 vaccine is not responsible for any deaths in Utah.
The statement comes after reports that a 39-year-old woman in Utah died shortly after her second vaccine dose.
The medical examiner recently completed the investigation into ‘reported deaths where the deceased recently received the COVID-19 vaccine’, reads the statement, adding that the agencies cannot legally discuss details of the investigation without the family’s permission. not.
“The OME has determined that so far NO DEATH has been caused by the COVID-19 vaccines in Utah,” it says. The OME is committed to investigating deaths that fall under its jurisdiction, where patients recently received the COVID-19 vaccine.
“The COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective. That’s how we will end this pandemic.”
The statement adds that the agencies will continue to investigate the reported side effects of vaccines and provide ‘absolute transparency’ about them, but insists that public confidence in the vaccine is ‘critical’.
“Therefore, we call on members of the media to wait until all the facts are known before reporting information that could lead to unnecessary diminished confidence in these life-saving vaccines.”
Statistically, the chance of dying after receiving a coronavirus vaccine is considered extremely small. Anaphylaxis can occur after any vaccine, say the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, but it is estimated that about two to five people per million will be vaccinated for COVID-19 in the US.
But the vaccine usually produces some side effects. These include some related to the vaccination center itself, such as pain and redness; Other common side effects include headache, muscle aches, fever, nausea and other flu-like symptoms. These side effects usually go away after a day or two.