TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Autopsies have been performed on 16 Taiwanese people who died after getting a COVID-19 jab, and the preliminary results show no causal relationship between the shots and their deaths, CNA reported.
Taiwan on June 15 began to administer COVID-19 vaccines to people over the age of 75, residents of long-term care facilities, and dialysis patients. Since then, the post-vaccination deaths of some members of these groups have been in the news, sparking panic in some quarters.
Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) Spokesperson Chuang Jen-hsiang (莊人祥) announced that on Monday (June 21), 35 people were reported to have died after COVID-19 jabs, of whom 25 were over 75 years old. The deaths occurred within seven days after they received the shots.
As of Tuesday (June 22), there had been a total of 119 post-shot deaths across Taiwan, all of which were in line with normal patterns of mortality on the actuarial charts.
Autopsies were performed on 16 of the 119 deceased, Chuang said, adding that preliminary results show the cause of death for 15 was related to chronic cardiovascular disease, while one died of a respiratory tract obstruction due to food.
Of the 119 deceased, 97 were over 75 years old, and no causal relationship has been established between any of the deaths and COVID-19 vaccines.
