SALT LAKE CITY – No deaths in Utah were caused by the COVID-19 vaccines, officials from the Utah Department of Health and the Office of the Medical Examiner (OME) said on Thursday.
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The OME made the announcement after completing investigations into the deaths that occurred after the person who died recently received the vaccine.
“OME has determined that NO DEATH has been caused by the COVID-19 vaccines so far in Utah. OME is committed to investigating any deaths that fall under its jurisdiction when the deceased recently received the COVID-19 vaccine,” said departments in a statement. joint declaration.
The statement is a rebuke to claims made by a family who believed that a woman’s death was linked to a vaccine she had previously received.
In the statement, the authorities asked the Utahns to rely on vaccination efforts in Utah, which allowed the state to move to more moderate levels of transmission.
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“Public confidence in the COVID-19 vaccine is critical, and providing absolute transparency about the side effects of the vaccine is our goal.”
“COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective. This is how we will end this pandemic.”