No link between Covid-19 jab and those who died: SAHPRA
This is according to the National Immunisation Safety Expert Committee (NISEC) chairperson, Professor Hannelie Meyer.
NO South African has died from the Covid-19 jab. This was confirmed by the National Immunisation Safety Expert Committee (NISEC) chairperson, Professor Hannelie Meyer, as the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHRPA) continues to investigate the safety of vaccines.
Speaking during a webinar on self-reporting of side effects or adverse events, Meyer said SAHPRA and NISEC received 88 reports of death among those who have received a Covid-19 vaccine between May 17 and August 31 this year.
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She said 46 are still under investigation, while 40 have been examined and causality assessed.
“Among the 40 that have been causality assessed, none of those were related to any of the Covid-19 vaccines we are using in South Africa.”
Causality assessment is defined as a procedure to determine if there is a cause-and-effect relationship between medicine and the occurrence of an adverse event, with no other factor intervening in the process.
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However, she said 13 of them died due to Covid-19.
“So, these people died because of Covid-19. They had already incubated Covid-19 at the time of vaccination or contracted Covid-19 shortly after being vaccinated before they could mount an adequate immune response.”
Meanwhile, Meyer told the public that the non-Covid-19 related deaths happened “coincidentally” after being jabbed.
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