Shortly after a vaccination against the coronavirus in Switzerland, there is a death.
An authority confirms the report.
But no connection could be established.
Coronavirus pandemic
: In
Switzerland
there is
a death
after a
vaccination against Covid-19 *
.
The health department of the canton of
Lucerne
confirmed the case.
After the review, there is no connection between death and vaccination, according to the health authority.
In
Switzerland
, according to media reports,
vaccines
against the
insidious coronavirus are
exclusively made with the
vaccine
from
Pfizer / BioNTech
.
Update from December 30th, 7:35 p.m.:
After the
death of a 91-year-old person
from a nursing home, the
health authorities in Switzerland were
unable to determine any connection with a previous vaccination.
The fact that the death could be attributed to the
vaccine from Pfizer / BioNTech
is "highly unlikely".
According to the authorities, the deceased suffered from
several serious pre-existing conditions
.
Neither the medical history nor the acute course of the disease would suggest a direct connection with the vaccination.
A
natural cause of death is
assumed.
Update from December 30th, 3:30 p.m.:
Death after
corona vaccination
*
in
Switzerland
: Further details on the case are not known as of Wednesday afternoon.
The
Swiss Agency for Therapeutic Products, Swissmedic
examines the incidents, according to Reuters.
When the
Pfizer and BioNTech vaccinations
were approved on December 19, it was stated that
Swissmedic
would closely monitor the safety of the vaccine and take action should safety signals arise.
Coronavirus pandemic: Person in Switzerland dies after being vaccinated against Covid-19
First report from December 30th:
Munich / Lucerne - Bitter news in the fight against the insidious
corona
virus *
: In Switzerland, a person died after a corona vaccination *
.
This was confirmed by the health department of the canton of
Lucerne
this Wednesday.
"We are aware of the case," said a spokeswoman after information from the
Reuters
news
agency,
as reported by ntv.
The authorities had reported to the
Swiss Agency
for
Therapeutic Products, Swissmedic
, which is responsible for the approval of vaccines, it said.
Whether there is a connection with the
vaccinations against Covid-19
, which
began across Europe
around
Christmas
, must therefore first be checked and clarified.
The spokeswoman gave information on whether there was a connection with the
vaccination
.
Corona vaccination: So far, only the vaccine from Pfizer / BioNTech has been approved in Switzerland
As the Swiss tabloid
Blick
writes, in
Switzerland is
so far exclusive
the
Corona
* vaccination by the vaccine from Pfizer / BioNTech
admitted.
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