COVID-19 Associated Vaccine deaths raise concern, heating debate around safety

With the number of Covid-19 cases totting up, the vaccine positions itself as a topic of debate on every TV and social media platform protruding various opinions on its safety and efficiency.

In a recently published article, (studies warn COVID-19 vaccines lose efficiency overtime), but adverse events and deaths are the most controversial topic around the vaccine debate. Here are a few of the globally reported cases so far:

Deaths caused by vaccines

On March 30, 2021 Germany’s regulator reported nine deaths from brain blood clots after taking the AstraZeneca vaccine. Seven of them were women between 20 and 63 years old.

August, 29, 2021 Japan affirmed the death of two men in their 30s died after shots of the currently suspended Covid-19 vaccine Moderna.

After discovering contaminants in the American vaccine, Japan’s health ministry rushed to suspend the jabs. Investigations about the relation of the vaccine with the death of the two men is conducted.

Japan continues the suspension, halting 1.63 million Moderna doses, shipped to 863 vaccination centers. An official from the prefecture explained the reason behind the suspension is due a detection of a tiny black substance in the vaccine vial and syringes, in both Gunma and Okinawa.

A day following the incident, New Zealand reports its first death linked to Pfizer vaccine.

“This is the first case … where a death in the days following vaccination has been linked to the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine,” the health ministry said.

The corpse was of a woman, whose death was caused by myocarditis, an inflammation of the heart muscle, and one of the side effects of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine.

Moving to the UK, with Lisa Shaw, a presenter for BBC Radio Newcastle who died at the age of 44 in May due to complications of AstraZeneca vaccine.

Died on May but only the month of August brought truth behind her death asserting that late Ms. Shaw suffered severe headache, ultimately followed by blood clots in the brain leading her to death.

Vaccine and immunity analysis

In an analysis comparing natural immunity, it was discovered that people who recovered from COVID-19 appear to have lower risk of contracting the delta variant than those with two Pfizer jabs.

“This analysis demonstrated that natural immunity affords longer lasting and stronger protection against infection, symptomatic disease and hospitalization due to the delta variant,” the Israeli researches stated.

In the US, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), reported on June more than 300 cases of heart inflammation after Covid-19 vaccinations have been reported in young people.

“The case are rare,” she said. “Over 20 million adolescents and young adults [have been] vaccinated in the United States.” Stated CDC Director DR. Rochelle Walensky.

However, reaching herd immunity is unlikely to happen in the US, as believed by experts.
“The virus is unlikely to go away,” said Rustom Antia, an evolutionary biologist at Emory University in Atlanta. “But we want to do all we can to check that it’s likely to become a mild infection.”

Until today, countries around the globe are considering third doses and boosters to make up the waning inefficiency of the vaccines but whether nations will reach the so called ‘herd immunity’ remains worrisome.