Boy dies after Biontech vaccination: Paul Ehrlich Institute explains how dangerous vaccines are for children

The 12-year-old had serious previous illnesses.

The Paul Ehrlich Institute wants to wait for further investigations.

The case is getting a lot of attention on social media.

Berlin - What could a twelve-year-old boy have died of two days after his corona vaccination?

now has a statement from the Paul Ehrlich Institute (PEI) on

the case from the Cuxhaven district

.

It was already known that the 12-year-old had serious previous illnesses, including one that affected the heart and blood vessels.

The PEI is in contact with the responsible health department, it said in the email.

So far, the cause of death and the question of whether the Covid 19 vaccination could be involved are unclear.

"For example, there are still no further fine tissue (histopathological) examinations that can provide valuable information."

According to current data, the side effects in people between 12 and 17 years of age were “not significantly different” from those in young adults.

The majority of the reported cases correspond to the reactions that are already known from the approval study for this age group.

Known complications of vaccination in this age group are myocarditis and pericarditis.

These reactions occur mainly in male adolescents, but are very rarely reported and mostly cause short-term symptoms that quickly subside with therapy and physical restraint.

12-year-old child dies after corona vaccination in Cuxhaven: autopsy report is still pending

A final autopsy report was not yet available on Thursday evening.

"The current status of the autopsy suggests a connection," said district spokeswoman Kirsten von der Lieth of the dpa.

The autopsy at the Forensic Medicine Institute of the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf has been completed, but the samples are still being examined.

"We assume that the need for coordination is greater than normal because of the explosive nature," she added.

The child had already received his second vaccination with the Biontech vaccine.

Whatever the result, the doctor Dr.

According to Kreiszeitung.de, Christoph Specht

already

warned on

that one now has to “look very carefully” when it comes to vaccinations for children. 

Deaths among adolescents: So far, no connection with corona vaccination has been confirmed

Reported deaths in connection with a corona vaccination in children and adolescents are extremely rare.

By September 30th, the PEI lists five such suspected cases in people between 12 and 17 years of age, which relate to a fatal outcome within 2 to 24 days after vaccination with the Biontech product.

According to the PEI, at least three of the adolescents had serious previous illnesses.

So far, however, according to its own information, the institute has not rated any of the deaths after a Covid 19 vaccination of 12 to 17-year-olds reported from Germany as likely or possibly causally related to the Covid vaccination.

According to the weekly report of the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) dated November 4, 29 validated coronavirus-related deaths have been reported among under 20-year-olds.

In 19 cases, information on known previous illnesses was available.

12-year-old child in the district of Cuxhaven dies: "Particularly tragic case"

"We are confronted with a particularly tragic case here," said the head of the health department Kai Dehne.

“Statistically, serious vaccine side effects resulting in death occur extremely rarely, but the affected family is one hundred percent ruthless.

My deepest sympathy belongs to the relatives. "

Under #EsKoennteDeinKindSein, a dispute between opponents and supporters of vaccinations for children raged on Twitter on Thursday.

While one side spoke of medical experiments on children with a view to vaccination, others criticized that the death of the child was being misused for their own purposes and that the consequences of corona disease were being played down.