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.
The Miami medical examiner's office is investigating the death with the Florida Department of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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.
By MIKE SCHNEIDERJanuary 8, 2021 GMT
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) 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.
The death of Dr. Gregory Michael is being investigated along with the Florida Department of Health and the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Samples from an autopsy conducted Wednesday have been sent to the CDC, said Darren Caprara, director of operations for the Miami-Dade County Medical Examiner Department.