SALT LAKE CITY – No deaths in Utah have been caused by COVID-19 vaccines, Utah Department of Health and Medical Examiner (OME) officials said Thursday.
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OME made the announcement after the death investigation was completed after the person who died recently received a vaccine.
“The OME has determined that so far NO DEATH has been caused by the COVID-19 vaccines in Utah. The OME is committed to investigating deaths that fall under its jurisdiction, where patients receive the COVID-19 vaccine. vaccine recently received, “the departments said. in a joint statement.
The statement is a rebuke to claims made by a family who believed that the death of a woman was linked to a vaccine she had previously received.
In the statement, officials asked that Utahns trust the vaccination efforts in Utah, which will allow the state to move to more moderate transmission levels.
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“Public confidence in the COVID-19 vaccine is critical, and it is our aim to provide absolute transparency about the side effects of the vaccine.”
“The COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective. That’s how we will end this pandemic.”