Health officials on alert after nurse’s death after vaccination with Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine in Portugal – RT World News

Health authorities in Portugal are investigating the sudden death of a pediatric surgery assistant in Porto, who was in “perfect health” when she received the coronavirus Pfizer vaccine.

Identified this Monday as Sonia Azevedo, 41, mother of two, she worked as a surgical assistant at the Portuguese Institute of Oncology (IPO), a cancer hospital in Porto. She was among the 538 health professionals at the IPO who received their first dose of the Pfizer / BioNTech vaccine last Wednesday. Azevedo had dinner with his family on New Year’s Eve and was found dead in bed the next morning.

“I want to know what caused my daughter’s death” his father Abilio told the Portuguese tabloid orreio da Manhã. He described it as a “Well and happy” person who “He never drank alcohol, he didn’t eat anything special or unusual.”

Azevedo was so proud to be one of the first to receive the vaccine that he changed his profile picture on Facebook to reflect that. “Covid-19 vaccinated” she wrote under a selfie with her face mask.

“We don’t know what happened. It all happened quickly and without explanation, ” Azevedo’s daughter, Vânia Figueiredo, told the newspaper. “I didn’t notice anything different about my mother. She was fine. She just said that the area where she had been vaccinated hurt, but this is normal … ”



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The IPO issued a statement confirming the death of Azevedo and expressing “sincere condolences” for your family and friends.

“The explanation of the cause of death will follow the usual procedures in these circumstances,” the hospital added. Azevedo’s autopsy was scheduled for Monday.

Portugal, which has a population of around 10 million, has so far reported more than 427,000 cases and more than 7,100 deaths attributed to Covid-19.



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