MANILA, Philippines — Health authorities have recorded 24 deaths following COVID-19 vaccinations, although most were “coincidental” as most of the vaccinees who died already had comorbidities prior to their vaccination, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said Friday.
“Out of one million vaccinated, we have 24 reports involving fatalities,” FDA Director-General Eric Domingo said in an online press briefing. He said 10 vaccinees who died were given the CoronaVac vaccine of Sinovac Biotech while the other 14 were given AstraZeneca jabs.
According to Domingo, 11 of the vaccinees succumbed to COVID-19. Experts have earlier pointed out that immune response from the va…
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