Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is one of the anti-coronavirus drugs that gave people hope during the ongoing pandemic. Its release in the United States is currently essential, especially since there are new virus strains that are spreading in the United Kingdom, China, and several other countries.
LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 08: A nurse holds a phial of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at Guy's Hospital at the start of the largest ever immunisation programme in the UK's history on December 8, 2020 in London, United Kingdom. More than 50 hospitals across England were designated as covid-19 vaccine hubs, the first stage of what will be a lengthy vaccination campaign.
However, the VAERS reporting system revealed that 55 people, who took Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine, died. The Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System is a passive federal database.
This means that the reports are not automatically collected and should be filed before it is released. It is also important to remember that anyone can file a report in VAERS. These include the patients, family members, and health care providers.
Is the Pfizer vaccine to blame?
According to Epoch Times, the reports in VAERS often lack details. The information may sometimes be incorrect.
CARDIFF, WALES - DECEMBER 08: A member of staff poses with a phial of Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at a vaccination health centre on the first day of the largest immunisation programme in the UK's history on December 8, 2020 in Cardiff, United Kingdom. Wales joined the other UK nations in rolling out the covid-19 vaccine on Tuesday, a rare moment of coordination after months of disjointedness in the four nations' pandemic response. Wales introduced a 17-day "firebreak" lockdown in October and November to suppress the surge in covid-19 cases, but infections have continued to rise.
Since VAERS is not completely reliable, health officials explained that the report can't be used as proof that the vaccine is the major cause of the death cases. They added that VAERS doesn't require any proof stating that the vaccine is the one that caused the patients to die.
It can release any info that the people files within its system. On the other hand, Global Times reported that 23 elderly patients also died in Norway after they took the vaccine.
Twenty-three COVID-19 patients died in Norway
According to India Today, 23 elderly COVID-19 patients died in Norway. The patients were reportedly taking Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine.
Aside from the old patients, there is also an unconfirmed number of people who got sick after the vaccine was administered to them. However, experts said that there is no confirmation yet if the deaths were really linked with the vaccine.
Although this is the case, medical researchers discovered that 13 out of the deceased 23 patients showed common symptoms of mRNA vaccines. These include nausea, fever, and diarrhea.
Medical experts assessed the dead patients and found out that common side effects of the vaccine may have contributed to severe reactions, as stated by the Norwegian Medicines Agency.
Why is US government quite about this?
Experts suggest that one of the main reasons that the United States government is quite about the Pfizer vaccine's death risk is because it is the one that strongly promoted it.
They also claimed that some Western countries are also silent because Pfizer's mass vaccination is currently a must since the COVID-19 pandemic seems to get worse. Experts added that these countries would rather bear the risk to save the lives of most people.
Although this is the case, there is still no strong evidence that Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine is the main cause of death cases.
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Written by: Giuliano de Leon.
