MANILA, Philippines—The Department of Health on Saturday said that COVID-19 vaccine did not cause a stroke that an alleged 54-year-old male from Caloocan City experienced after getting inoculated.
In a statement, the health department said the Regional Adverse Events Following Immunization Committee did not find any correlation between the vaccine and the adverse effects on the said individual.
The DOH and the Food and Drug Administration acted upon the incident following a social media post claiming that the Caloocan City resident had suffered adverse effects from the vaccine.
“Upon receipt of the said report, the DOH immediately alerted the RAEFIC to conduct a causality as…
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