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According to the service, on Monday, already in March, the report of the second death of the patient was received, but the fact of death was recorded over the weekend.
“So when we did a press conference on Friday [apie pirmą mirties atvejį], that man was still alive. The death occurred on the weekend or, to be exact, on a Friday afternoon. It was a sudden death in a patient who had been vaccinated with AstraZeneca three days ago. It looks like it’s from the Priekule region, ”said Rugilė Pilvinienė, Senior Advisor to IWT’s Pharmacovigilance and Poison Information Division.
Your death is also treated as sudden cardiac death.
“It should be noted that it was an 86-year-old man who suffered from chronic diseases, both respiratory and heart. He took certain medications to treat these diseases. He was not really a healthy, hard-working and active person, he was a man who was living the end of his life, “he said.
Record more reactions
IWT released the latest data on adverse reactions recorded during the second month of this year on Thursday. The head of the Gytis Andrulionis service recalled that the population is currently vaccinated with vaccines from three manufacturers: Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna and AstraZeneca.
As he said, the data is collected from two months of vaccination, starting in 2020. December 27 to 2021 February 28, when people in the country are vaccinated against COVID-19.
“During the two months of vaccination, we received a total of 1201 reports of suspected adverse reactions to vaccines. The total number of adverse drug reactions is already greater than 0.5% of the vaccine doses. [pirmąjį mėnesį buvo 0,3]”Said the boss.
For Pfizer, 729 notifications were received for Comirnaty, 61 for Moderna and 401 for AstraZeneca, 10 notifications without reference to the vaccine manufacturer.
According to G. Andrulionis, compared to the first month of February, the record of adverse reactions increased significantly.
“We have 890 initial reports of suspected adverse reactions. For the second month, 432 notifications were received for Comirnaty, 48 for Moderna and 401 for Astra Zeneca.
Unfortunately, we have recorded deaths in the vaccinated group. Today there have been at least two cases of this type. However, as in the first case we reported above, this case is not related to vaccination. These are the deaths of the elderly, vulnerable age groups, ”said G. Andrulionis.
As you noted, 868 reports were classified as mild to moderate and 22 cases were reported as severe. The vast majority of adverse reactions were reported by women, with the age range reported by almost all age groups, 19 to 87 years.
The most frequently reported cases of fever were headache, muscle aches, injection site reactions, and nausea.
Why did you complain about AstraZeneca more often?
At the same time, the IWT director drew attention to the worrying issue about the Astra Zeneca vaccine. Based on the proportion of adverse reactions reported after different vaccines, there were 3.8 cases per 1000 vaccines for Comirnaty, 4.9 cases for Moderna, and 12.9 cases for AstraZeneca.
According to G. Andrulionis, several assumptions are made as to why more reactions are recorded with the AstraZeneca vaccine.
“As mentioned above, the biggest and most severe side effects occur after the first dose. This is also shown by clinical trials, “he said.
The frequency of reporting is also believed to be driven by social literacy and people’s activism.
As R. Pilvinienė pointed out, if there was a clear trend last month, when the age groups of vaccinated people and the frequency of notification coincided, now the situation is a little different.
“In which group most people were vaccinated, in that age group, reports were presented. Now we no longer see that trend. This indicates a slightly different vaccinated population. In the first month most doctors were vaccinated, that respond more appropriately to their condition, there was less confusion in social networks, “said the specialist.
R. Pilvinienė noted that when it comes to age due to the AstraZeneca vaccine, a different situation can be seen.
“The vaccine has been used primarily in the elderly and has received a small number of reports. This, on the one hand, may be related to lower social and computer literacy. However, the aforementioned reactogenicity in the elderly may be less affected. Most of the reports come from the young and non-disabled population, maximum between the ages of 30 and 50, ”he said.
The SCCP also notes that health professionals (doctors, nurses) have been informed of the suspected adverse reaction as soon as possible, but no later than 15 days after the suspected adverse reaction to the vaccine and / or or has received the information. a report of suspected adverse reaction (ADR) to the IWT pharmacy or healthcare specialist. You can report:
– filling in the form directly online;
– by filling in a notification form for professionals and sending an email. by mail [email protected].
Users themselves can also record the side effects of vaccines. The notification can be sent in the following ways:
– filling in the form directly online;
by completing the Patient Notification Form and emailing it to [email protected]);
– free phone 8800 73568.
More than 500 new cases
The first dose of COVID-19 was administered to 8,831 people last day and the second dose to 2,124 people. In total, 189 thousand people were vaccinated with the first dose in the country. 903 people, both doses – 76 thousand. 81 person.
In the last day, 517 new cases of COVID-19 were detected in the country, 10 people died from this infectious disease, the Department of Statistics reported this Thursday.
The rate of new illnesses in the last 14 days is 100,000. the population reaches 256 cases. The proportion of positive diagnostic tests in the past seven days is 7 percent.
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