Questions have been raised about the COVID-19 vaccine after more than 30 elderly people died after being vaccinated in Norway, according to Politifact. But there is no evidence that the deaths were caused by the vaccine.
Norwegian health authorities reported 23 deaths on 15 January. On January 18, the number of deaths increased to 33. The people who died were ‘very debilitated nursing home residents with serious underlying illnesses’, reports Politifact.
Health officials said 48,000 people had been vaccinated, and the Norwegian government said all the deaths were elderly, sometimes fatally ill people in nursing homes.
Nevertheless, several Facebook posts were missed for misleading information about the vaccine that was the cause of the deaths. According to the posts, the elderly were killed by the vaccines. But Norwegian health officials say it is not accurate.
Norway has strict reporting responsibilities regarding vaccine reactions. At a press conference on January 18, Camilla Stoltenberg, the leader of the Institute of Public Health, said: “It is not self-evident that this is any excessive mortality rate or that there is a causal link.”
The Norwegian Medicines Agency also reported “an average of 400 people die each week in nursing homes and long-term care facilities.”
Part of the report from the Norwegian Medicines Agency said:
A large proportion of the residents of nursing homes who were vaccinated during the first vaccination round were very debilitated or terminally ill patients. Every day, an average of 45 people die in Norwegian nursing homes or other similar institutions. When such a group is vaccinated, deaths will inevitably occur shortly after the vaccine is administered. The vast majority of those vaccinated apparently had no adverse reaction to the vaccine. A feature of the deaths is that it occurred among residents of nursing homes who are very fragile and have serious underlying diseases. ”
Anyone concerned about the COVID-19 vaccine should consult their physician.
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