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Na OopsThe Norwegian Institute of Public Health recommends that “frail older people should not get the Covid-19 vaccine”, after 29 people died following the Pfizer vaccination.
The Norwegian Institute of Public Health says that for people with severe debilitating effects, the relatively mild side effects of vaccines can also have serious consequences. The agency also said that people are too old and in poor health, the benefits of the vaccine may be inconsistent or irrelevant.
The above recommendation does not mean that younger, healthier people should avoid vaccines. Emer Cooke, head of the European Pharmaceutical Authority, said that monitoring the safety of Covid-19 vaccines, particularly vaccines based on new technologies like mRNA, is one of the biggest challenges vaccines face. widely deployed.
Norwegian officials recorded that 29 people died shortly after the first dose of the Pfizer-Biotech vaccine was administered. Of those, 13 deaths were examined, and the results suggest that common side effects could be part of the cause of severe reactions in frail elderly people, the Norwegian Pharmaceutical Authority said. .
Norway has administered at least one dose of the vaccine to some 33,000 people, mainly in the group considered to be at highest risk of infection, including the elderly.
Health officials believe the deaths may be related to the side effects of the vaccine after vaccination. “Common side effects include fever, nausea, which can lead to death in some weak patients,” Sigurd Hortemo, chief physician of the Norwegian Pharmaceutical Agency, said on January 15.
In Germany a vial of Pfizer vaccine is used. Image:Reuters
So far, allergic reactions after vaccination are rare. In the United States, authorities reported 21 cases of severe allergic reactions between December 14 and 23, 2020 after injecting approximately 1.9 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, this equates to 11.1 cases per million doses.
In France, a sick patient died after being vaccinated. Based on the patient’s previous medical history, there was no indication that the death was related to the vaccine, authorities said. The French Agency for Pharmaceutical Safety reported on January 14 four cases of severe allergic reactions and two incidents of irregular heartbeat after vaccination.
Australian Health Minister Greg Hunt is seeking urgent information on this matter from the Norwegian manufacturer, health agency and government. Australia agreed to buy 10 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine. Earlier, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said he would not launch mass vaccination until the end of March, noting that mass vaccination efforts in the United Kingdom, the United States and elsewhere would provide the country with a wealth of data. more about vaccine safety than clinical studies.
The Pfizer vaccine is based on the genetic molecule mRNA, which stimulates human cells to produce viral proteins. Then the immune system comes into contact with the protein and produces antibodies, the immune cells recognize and destroy the pathogen.
In clinical trials, the manufacturer reported that the vaccine had no safety concerns.
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