THE South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (Sahpra) said it has finalised the investigation of the 32 people who allegedly died after receiving the Covid-19 vaccine.
“To date, investigations for 32 death cases have been completed and causality assessment concluded, of which 28 were coincidental to vaccination,” Sahpra explained.
According to the drug watchdog, this means these deaths were not related or linked to the vaccination.
“Four cases are unfortunately unclassifiable because there was either no information available about the case or the information was completely inadequate. Hence, causality assessment could not be conducted or concluded,” explained Sahpra.
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Sahpra defines a coincidental adverse event as one that occurred after or at the same time as exposure to medicine or vaccine, but which is not caused by that exposure.
In the case of a death that occurred after a person receives their jab, certain information should be submitted to conduct a comprehensive causality assessment.
This includes an autopsy or post-mortem examination, full clinical history, including any comorbidities and allergies, and all medicines that are taken before and at the time of the adverse event.
“It may not be possible to accurately determine causality when the information provided is incomplete,” the statement read, adding that timeous reporting is equally important to ensure a thorough investigation.
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