Kenya: one dead in the wake of taking AstraZeneca vaccine

The Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB) (PPB) presently says an invetigation has been initiated after one individual passed on subsequent to taking the Coronavirus AstraZeneca immunization in Kenya.

Notwithstanding, as indicated by Dr. Peter Ikamati, Deputy Director, PER, at the PPB, the demise might have been brought about by an unsuccessful labor and not really the antibody.

He added that the Board will deliver a report on the occurrence, which occurred in Uasin Gishu, on Friday.

“What we can say is it was a distort, a female got a premature delivery, it occurred at the time of being given antibody. Unnatural birth cycle might have occurred, it doesn’t need to be connected to the shot,” he said on Wednesday.

“Due to the gravity of the matter, when an extreme case is accounted for, PPB will follow up in 24hours.”

Dr. Ikamati further added that 279 individuals had antagonistic impacts in the wake of taking the immunization, with 7 others encountering extreme indications.