Google translate, A total of 23 people have died in the near future after receiving the vaccine. "not see anything alarming with these figure"
Has studied 13 deaths: Common side effects may have contributed to deaths in the weakest
Side effects that are harmless to most people may have contributed to some of the deaths among the weakest patients who have received the Pfizer vaccine, according to the Norwegian Medicines Agency.
Martha C. S. Holmes
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- We know that these common reactions are quite strong in some - most people get quite mild side effects, but some can get high fever, malaise or nausea. This has been thoroughly discussed between the Norwegian Medicines Agency and NIPH, and NIPH changed its recommendations based on the experience we have, that one should make an assessment of who should be vaccinated, says Steinar Madsen in the Norwegian Medicines Agency to VG.
All deaths that occur close to the time of vaccination are continuously reported and must be assessed. A total of 23 people have died in the near future after receiving the vaccine. 13 of these deaths have been assessed as of now. Among the rest of the 29 adverse reaction reports that have been completed, there are nine serious adverse reactions and seven less serious.
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[email protected]- We do not see anything alarming with these figures. All deaths are in elderly and frail people with underlying diseases, says Madsen.
The Norwegian Medicines Agency has previously warned that more people will die with - but not necessarily from - the vaccine: Nursing home residents are the first to be given priority in the vaccine queue, and in Norwegian nursing homes where many are seriously ill, an average of around 350 - 400 people die per week.
What has also emerged in what has been reviewed so far is that the common and usually mild side effects may have had a more serious effect on the sickest. This has also been learned from, says Madsen.
- This may have contributed to some of these deaths.
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NIPH changed the recommendation this week
The RNA vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna both provide a strong immune response - which means that the vaccines are effective, but also that many will experience side effects such as fever, nausea or pain at the injection site.
- If a person who is very frail and has an underlying disease is vaccinated and has a strong reaction with fever, nausea and decreased appetite, it can lead to their underlying disease can have a more serious course. These side effects are completely harmless in most people and go away in a short time, but can be a great burden for very frail people, says Madsen.
FHI updated its vaccination guide on Monday with a clarification of even mild side effects can have serious consequences for the most frail, and that the benefit of vaccine for those with a short remaining life can be marginal. Therefore, an assessment must be made as to whether it is appropriate to give a vaccine to a nursing home resident who is very fragile.
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Examines all deaths
Madsen says the Norwegian Medicines Agency will continue to make a thorough assessment of all deaths that are reported.
- We ask the doctors who report to be careful to include information about the patient's condition, how it developed, and what happened after the vaccination.
He has previously explained that the Medicines authorities in all countries follow similar cases and put it in a system.
- What is considered is whether the vaccine may be the cause of a death, or whether the death has occurred as a coincidence in time. The assessment of each side effect report will determine that, he explained.
