No, 35 Michiganders didn't die from the COVID Vaccine The data behind bad reactions to the vaccine is more comforting than you'd expect Macomb County Medical Examiner Dr. Mary Pietrangelo has been getting a lot of questions about a case she reviewed this month: the death of a 90-year-old. Posted at 5:18 PM, Feb 26, 2021 and last updated 2021-03-02 11:19:41-05 (WXYZ) â Macomb County Medical Examiner Dr. Mary Pietrangelo has been getting a lot of questions about a case she reviewed this month: the death of a 90-year-old. "He has the morbidities that would predispose him to sudden death," said Pietrangelo. While that case wouldnât normally grab headlines, because the man passed away hours after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine it did.