MIAMI (AP) – A South Florida doctor who died about two weeks after receiving Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine died in a way classified as natural, an official at the medical examiner said. Said Wednesday.
Dr Gregory Michael has died of a condition that could cause internal bleeding, and there is no medical certainty that the shot caused the disease, according to an email from Darren Caprara, director of operations for the Miami-Dade County Department Medical Examiner.
Michael’s death in January was investigated by the Florida Department of Health and the Federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Samples from an autopsy were sent to the CDC.
“Scientific and clinical expertise in vaccine safety, immunology, infectious diseases, hematology, pathology and laboratory science were part of the investigation team or consulted regularly,” Caprara said.
The investigation team concluded that Michael died of complications from immune thrombocytopenia, also known as ITP, a disease that can prevent blood clots and cause internal bleeding. Michael died of the disease in January more than two weeks after receiving the shot.
Michael, 56, was a midwife with a private practice at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach.