05 May 2021, 03:05 am
A 50-year-old woman from Alberta, Canada has passed away after receiving the AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine. The chief medical officer of health in the province confirmed that a rare blood clot resulted in the patient s death.
Reason Behind Alberta Woman s Death
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On Tuesday, May 4, the province s chief medical officer of Health, Dr. Deena Hinshaw stated the reason why the woman died after accepting a jab from the British-Swedish pharmaceutical company.
Hinshaw said that the death was linked to vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VITT). At the time of writing, it was the first death recorded in the province in connection with the vaccine, CBC reported.