A 75-year-old man has died from cardiac arrest, about two hours after receiving the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine in Beit Shean on Monday.
It was gathered that the man received the vaccine at 8:30 in the morning, and waited for the customary time at the health clinic before he was released to his home feeling well.
Few hours later, the man lost consciousness and was later confirmed dead from heart failure.
In a statement by the Health Ministry, it said, “A 75-year-old man from the north of the country suffering from active heart disease and malignant disease, who has undergone a number of heart attacks, was vaccinated this morning against the coronavirus and died at home shortly after the procedure.”
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“The Director General of the Ministry of Health, Prof. Hezi Levy, has appointed a case investigation committee headed by the head of the Safety and Quality Division in the Ministry of Health.
“We share in the family’s grief,” the ministry said, adding that “Initial examination does not show a link between the unfortunate incident and the vaccination.”
“The vaccination campaign continues“, he added.
