Posted on 03/19/2021 12:14:59 PM PDT by House Atreides
The COVID-19 vaccine did not factor in the death of a West Point woman whose passing days after getting her second inoculation shot prompted questions from her family, according to health officials.
The Utah Department of Health and the Office of Medical Examiner, or OME, issued a statement Thursday saying it had investigated the deaths of people who had recently taken the vaccine. After conducting the probes, the statement said, investigators found no links between the vaccine and any deaths.
“The OME has determined there have been NO DEATHS caused by the COVID-19 vaccines to date in Utah. The OME is committed to investigating any deaths that fall under its jurisdiction where decedents had recently received the COVID-19 vaccine,” the statement read.
The death last month of Kassidi Kurill of West Point after her second and final COVID-19 vaccination shot has prompted coverage in some Utah media outlets, including the Standard-Examiner, but the statement didn’t single out any specific cases due to privacy laws. Perhaps in light of the attention the Kurill case received, though, state health officials went on in the statement, touting the safety of the COVID-19 vaccines. “The COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective.....”
Kurill’s death on Feb. 5, four days after getting her second and final COVID-19 vaccination shot, prompted concerns from her family that the vaccine factored in her passing. She was 39 and otherwise healthy, according to Al Hawley, her stepfather.
Hawley on Thursday declined comment on the news from the Utah Department of Health and OME, citing the sometimes critical public response sparked by news reports about his stepdaughter’s passing. He says he doesn’t plan to reveal any more details about his stepdaughter’s autopsy. “It saddens me, the ugly things that got said by people who clearly didn’t know her,” he said.I
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I love the stories of the perfectly healthy young man or woman who gets the shot and dies within 24 hours. For those who have no problem with this, have fun getting the shot. I will pass. I don’t trust much of anyone but myself. If I feel like gambling with my life, I will hedge my bets by my odds.
Like mandating useless masks.
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