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‘No signs of any causal link’ between Pfizer vaccine and elderly Queensland woman’s death, health officials say – SBS News
The woman had pre-existing medical conditions, reportedly including a lung condition.
An elderly woman with pre-existing medical conditions has died hours after receiving her COVID-19 vaccine in a Queensland aged care home.
It is understood the 82-year-old received a dose of the Pfizer vaccine at the Springwood Yurana Aged Care Facility on Wednesday, before she died in the afternoon.
Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly said “at this stage there are no signs of any causal link”.
“Any event that happens following vaccination is fully investigated,” Professor Kelly said.
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