KUALA LUMPUR: Investigations into 530 deaths over the past 12 months discovered they weren’t because of opposed negative effects of Covid-19 vaccines, says Deputy Well being Minister Datuk In the past Anak Dagang.
The findings have been primarily based on 21,136 complaints lodged by vaccine recipients struggling opposed results for the reason that rollout of the Nationwide Covid-19 Immunisation Programme on Feb 24 as much as Nov 20.
“A complete 51,842,386 vaccine doses have been administered beneath the programme throughout this era involving vaccines corresponding to Pfizer, Sinovac and AstraZeneca.
“Throughout this era, 21,136 complaints have been made to the central reporting system.
“Of this, 93.3% have been for mild to medium opposed results corresponding to a sore arm the place the jab was administered, fever and complications; with those that complained recovering inside just a few days.
“A complete of 1,549 circumstances have been deemed critical as these required admission to hospital for statement and remedy which lasted a number of days,” he mentioned.
Of the intense circumstances, he mentioned 530 deaths have been reported.
“After thorough and detailed investigations which additionally included autopsy examinations, it was discovered that the deaths weren’t linked on to the vaccines,” he mentioned.
Dr Kelvin Yii (PH-Bandar Kuching) requested In the past concerning the standing of the investigation into the dying of a scholar in Perak quickly after getting his second vaccine dose on Oct 24.
It was reported that the 15-year-old scholar from SMK Gunung Rapat suffered respiration difficulties and died a day after receiving his second vaccine dose.
An preliminary post-mortem carried out discovered there was spontaneous bronchospasm, a tightening of the muscle groups lining the airways of the lungs that restricts the quantity of air being inhaled or exhaled.
Nonetheless, In the past mentioned he was knowledgeable that the boy’s mother and father had refused to permit any additional autopsy examination.
On the continuing booster shot programme, In the past acknowledged that there’s nonetheless hesitancy over mixing vaccines amongst some Malaysians.
As such, he mentioned the federal government not too long ago accredited using both Pfizer or Sinovac as booster photographs.