By Victor Omondi
On Saturday, January 23, 2021, the Placer County Sheriff’s Office and Public Health announced that they’re investigating a case in which a man died after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine. According to reports, the man had been positive for COVID-19 for weeks since late December. He got the dose of the vaccine on Thursday, January 21, 2021.
It’s not yet clear the type of vaccine or where the man received the vaccine. The Placer County Public Health has confirmed that they didn’t administer the vaccine.
Agencies announced that the man died a couple of hours after receiving the jab. They’re yet to publicize the root cause of the death because investigations are yet to be concluded.
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A 64-year-old California man with underlying conditions and a previous diagnosis of COVID-19 died shortly after receiving a dose of the SARS-CoV-2 vaccination. What s False
Lab results showed that the vaccine was “ruled out as a contributing factor in the individual’s death.
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The vaccine was not administered to the man by Placer County Public Health, officials said. It is unknown where the man got his vaccine or which vaccine he received. (Shutterstock)
DAVIS, CA Officials are investigating the death of a man who was diagnosed with coronavirus in late December and received a vaccine on Thursday. The man died just hours after the vaccine was administered, according to the Placer County Public Health Department and the county s Sheriff-Coroner Division.
The vaccine was not administered by Placer County Public Health, officials said. It is unknown where the man got his vaccine or which vaccine he received.