The Department of Health announced today (24) that in the past week as of November 21, it has received a report of a death that had been vaccinated with the new crown vaccine within 14 days before his death. The case involved a 74-year-old man, but there was no clinical evidence. Show that the case was caused by the vaccine.
In addition, there have been no reports of suspected myocarditis or pericarditis in children aged 12-15 years after vaccination with Fubital in the past week.
As of November 21, in the past week, the Department of Health has received 42 reports of abnormal incidents involving people who have been vaccinated against the new crown. Among them, no Hospital Authority has reported that people who have been vaccinated within 14 days before their deaths are potentially related to vaccinations. Related fatalities.
There was a case of vaccination in Hong Kong within 14 days before death, but there is no clinical evidence that the case was caused by the vaccine.
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In addition, the Department of Health has received a total of 6391 reports of abnormal events, which accounted for 0.07% of the total dose of vaccination.
Regarding the death cases involving vaccinated persons, including 48 cases involving vaccinations within 14 days before death, accounting for 0.0005% of the total dose of vaccination, no death cases showed that they were related to vaccination.
As of November 21, the New Coronary Vaccine Clinical Event Evaluation Expert Committee has summarized 29 deaths, which are not causally related to vaccination. Initially, 18 cases are not related to vaccination, and one case still needs more information for evaluation.
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A government spokesman said that the current coverage rate of the new crown vaccine for elderly people aged 80 or above is only about 17%, that is, 83% of the elderly in this age group are in a high-risk state, which is a very dangerous signal.
Vaccines are highly effective in preventing severe illness and death, and can provide effective protection for vaccinated persons from complications and even death after infection.
The government continues to call on citizens who have not yet been vaccinated, especially the elderly who are at high risk of dying after being infected with the new crown virus, chronically ill patients and other people with weakened immune systems, to take their health into consideration and vaccinate as soon as possible before the fifth wave of epidemics in Hong Kong. vaccine.
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