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Since the start of the vaccination campaign in late December, 33 deaths of elderly people vaccinated with the first dose of the vaccine have been recorded in Norway, according to public health officials.
Of the 13 cases investigated so far, “all were elderly, frail and seriously ill,” said Camilla Stoltenberg, director of the Norwegian Institute of Public Health.
“As for the reasons, they have yet to be addressed,” he added.
“It is important to know that on average around 45 people die in a Norwegian nursing home every day, so (this figure) is not believed to indicate any increase in mortality or to be related to vaccines.” Stoltenberg said.
Following reports of deaths, Norway warned that doctors must individually assess each patient with a debilitating or fatal disease if they should be vaccinated, as is the case in some other countries.
“It is possible that some of those who received the vaccine were so weak that they may need to reconsider and not get vaccinated because they are so seriously ill that their condition can be made worse by the usual side effects when the body responds and develops immunity,” said the director. from high school. .
The Norwegian Medicines Agency said last week that the common side effects of a ribonucleic acid (mRNA) vaccine (fever, nausea) could have contributed to the death of some weak patients.
A chain of countries, including neighboring Denmark, Finland, Iceland and Sweden, reported deaths of vaccinated patients, but no direct link was found between their deaths and vaccines.
Pfizer and BioNTech told AFP news agency on Monday that it was “collecting all relevant information in collaboration with the Norwegian Medicines Agency.”
They recalled that Norway had started the vaccination campaign against older people living in nursing homes, “most of whom are very old, have comorbidities and some are on the verge of death.”
To date, more than 48,000 people have been vaccinated in Norway. people.
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