The claim: Deaths following COVID-19 vaccination are because of the vaccine
As the U.S. reaches an unfortunate landmark in coronavirus deaths over 500,000 on Tuesday, a number unsurpassed by any other nation one meme on social media is drawing attention to deaths following COVID-19 vaccination. What s your thoughts? Have you heard these stories? asks one Feb. 19 Instagram post depicting the I Guess I ll Die meme – an image of a man in a red turtleneck shrugging – surrounded by nine different headlines from various news outlets reporting post-vaccination deaths.
Three of the headlines involve deaths in Portugal, Brazil and Norway; the other six involve two health workers in California, a Florida doctor, a Virginia woman in her 40s and New York man in his 70s.
KPC Health Global Medical Centers Win National Awards for Quality of Care, Patient Safety
February 23, 2021 13:22 ET | Source: KPC Health KPC Health
CORONA, Calif., Feb. 23, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) KPC Health’s Global Medical Centers have been selected as recipients for numerous local and national awards related to quality of care, patient safety, and pandemic response. The complete list of awards and facilities are listed below.
“These awards are a testament to the hard work, professionalism, and talent of the healthcare workers at each of our hospitals,” said Dr. Kali P. Chaudhuri, Founder and Chairman of KPC Health. “Given all that they have sacrificed and gone through this year, it is particularly meaningful to see them receive this well-deserved recognition.”
Man in his 70s collapses and dies just 25 minutes after receiving COVID-19 vaccine in NYC - as officials say he didn t have allergic reaction
The man, who was in his 70s, collapsed as he left Manhattan s Jacob Javits Convention Center just 25 minutes after receiving his shot
The man has not yet been named and it s unclear what shot he received
His cause of death is also currently unknown with an investigation underway
New York State Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker said: Initial indications are that the man did not have any allergic reaction to the vaccine
Adverse reactions to the vaccine are considered extremely rare, with those few cases most commonly linked to an allergic reaction known as anaphylaxis
Authorities have determined that the coronavirus vaccine was not a contributing factor to a Northern California man's death at the beginning of the month, authorities said Saturday.
(Photo : Joe Raedle/Getty Images) A healthcare worker at the Jackson Health Systems receives a Pfizer-BioNtech Covid-19 vaccine from Susana Flores Villamil, RN from Jackson Health Systems, at the Jackson Memorial Hospital on December 15, 2020 in Miami, Florida.
A health care worker died after receiving his second vaccine dose against COVID-19 on January 9, but his family still urged others to get vaccinated.
Tim Zook, a 60-year-old health care worker at South Coast Global Medical Center, complained of an upset stomach after getting his second vaccine worker. He also had trouble breathing, according to Orange County Register.
These complications arose four days after Zook received his second vaccine dose. In the afternoon of January 9, the he was walked to the emergency room because of how bad his condition had been.