Norway updates COVID-19 vaccination guide following deaths of ‘frail’ elderly
The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 mRNA vaccine before being administered. (file photo) Photo: Nathan Denette/AP Photo: AP
Some 23 deaths of elderly people after taking the COVID vaccine jab, have made Norwegian authorities update their advisories. The Norwegian Medicines Agency and the National Institute of Public Health jointly assessed such reported cases. The country’s COVID-19 vaccination guide now contains more ‘detailed advice’ on vaccinating frail elderly, who may be more prone to side effects of mRNA vaccines.
In a press release issued recently, the Norwegian Medicines Agency quoted its chief physician Sigurd Hortemo as stating that “the reports suggest that common adverse reactions to mRNA vaccines, such as fever and nausea, may have contributed to a fatal outcome in some frail patients.” It attributed these findings to the fact that “the large studies on Comirnaty (BioNTech/Pfizer)
The Norway Medicines Agency (Statens Legemiddelverk Norway) has warned that those over 80 and the terminally ill may be at risk of fatal side effects from the Covid-19 vaccine, after deaths were recorded among elderly individuals in Norway shortly after receiving the inoculation.
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