New Zealand health officials are in touch with counterparts in Europe after a small number of deaths in frail older people who received a Covid-19 vaccination in Norway. The Norwegian Medicines Agency on Thursday (NZ time Friday) reported a total of 29 people had suffered side-effects, 13 of them fatal, from the vaccine produced by Pfizer-BioNTec. All the deaths occurred among patients in nursing homes and all were over the age of 80. More than 30,000 people have received the first shot of the Pfizer or Moderna coronavirus vaccine in the Scandinavian country since the end of December, according to official figures. Norway has said it is “not alarmed” by the handful of adverse reactions and the vaccine presents “very little risk”.
Doctors in Norway are investigating the deaths of 23 elderly patients who had received the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, looking into the possibility that adverse reactions to the vaccine "may have contributed to a fatal outcome in some frail patients."
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Monday, 18 Jan 2021 09:24 PM MYT
BY R. LOHESWAR
Health authorities in Norway have warned that Covid-19 vaccines may be too risky for those who are very old and frail and are adjusting its recommendations for vaccinating this group of people. ― Reuters pic
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KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 18 The Ministry of Health (MOH) is updating its vaccination protocols following reports of 23 deaths among those aged 80 and above in Norway, following their first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine.
Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba said the ministry is now collecting more data to take into consideration the age and health of the patients.