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Jan 13, 2021 02:10 AM EST
The death of a United States doctor from Florida is being investigated after he died from an unusually severe blood disorder 16 days after being administered the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.
Doctor Dies After Receiving COVID-19 Vaccine
Dr. Gregory Michael, 56, was an obstetrician and gynecologist in Miami Beach who received the novel coronavirus vaccine at Mount Sinai Medical Center on December 18.
He died 16 days later due to a brain hemorrhage, according to his wife, Heidi Neckelmann, in a Facebook post.
Questions linger regarding the Miami Beach doctor s death. It is not clear if the 56-year-old s death was associated with the shot, but probing is underway.
The medical examiner's office in Miami is looking into the death of a doctor who died about two weeks after getting Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine, officials said Friday. In a statement, Pfizer said it was aware of the death, but that it didn’t think there was any direct connection to the vaccine.