An 80-Year-Old Man Who Received the Pfizer Vaccine Dies 11 Days Later

Cold and flu-like symptoms after vaccination

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[Asia Economy Reporter Ki Ha-young] An man in his 80s who received the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in Cheongdo, Gyeongsangbuk-do, reportedly died 11 days later.

According to Cheongdo County and the police on the 15th, Mr. A (82), a resident of Cheongdo County who received the Pfizer vaccine on the 4th, died around 1 a.m. that day.

After receiving the vaccine, Mr. A showed weakness and flu-like symptoms and was hospitalized in a hospital in Cheongdo from the 6th for treatment.

Health authorities plan to investigate the causality between the vaccine and the death. A police official said, "Although he was in his 80s, we have not heard that he had any significant underlying diseases."