A “very healthy” Florida doctor who was hospitalized days after receiving the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine died and now his wife is sounding the alarm about the risks associated with the vaccine.
Dr. Gregory Michael, 56, was hospitalized three days after being vaccinated when he noticed stitches on his feet and hands.
“The CBC that was done on his arrival showed that his platelet count was 0,” said his wife Heidi Neckelmann, noting that a normal count “ranges from 150,000 to 450,000 platelets per microliter of blood.”
Despite the best efforts of the specialists involved in his treatment, his condition led to a hemorrhagic stroke.
“He was admitted to the ICU with a diagnosis of acute ITP caused by a reaction to the COVID vaccine,” she said. “No matter what [the doctors] did, the platelet count refused to rise. He was conscious and full of energy throughout the process, but 2 days before surgery of last resort, he had a hemorrhagic stroke caused by a lack of platelets that took his life in minutes. “
Neckelmann continued: “He was a pro-vaccine advocate, which is why he chose it himself. I believe that people should be aware that side effects can happen [sic], which is not good for everyone and, in this case, it destroyed a beautiful life, a perfect family and affected so many people in the community ”.
Former New York Times reporter Alex Berenson helped draw attention to the story.
I was in contact with your wife; this case is real (unlike many of the breathless and extremely retweeted reports of doctors killed by #Covid)
– Alex Berenson (@AlexBerenson) January 7, 2021
This is yet another example of how reporters are showing a double standard in describing the potential risks and deaths from the vaccine; when someone dies after a long stay on a respirator, we don’t say he contracted #Covid six months before he died to try to minimize the connection.
– Alex Berenson (@AlexBerenson) January 7, 2021
Although he called the death “highly unusual,” a Pfizer spokesman told the Daily Mail, “We do not believe, at this point, that there is any direct connection to the vaccine.” The pharmaceutical company said it is investigating further.
Wow. This is the game @pfizerare you okay? “No direct connection”? You may have noticed that I’m a little cynical about Big Pharma, but it surprises even me pic.twitter.com/5qzXHKsxdq
– Alex Berenson (@AlexBerenson) January 7, 2021