Health authorities are playing down a link between a COVID 19 vaccine and the death of an elderly woman at an aged care facility in Logan City yesterday.
The 82-year-old, who was living at the Yurana aged care facility in Springwood, had her vaccine about 10am, with police receiving a call about 1.30pm.
It’s unclear if the vaccine has any link to the woman’s death, however health authorities are confident it was unrelated as she suffered other health issues including lung disease.
It’s understood she received the Pfizer vaccine.
Australia’s Chief Medical Officer Professor Paul Kelly said the woman’s death was being investigated but at this stage there were no signs of any causal link to the vaccine.
“Sadly more than 1000 people pass in aged care every week. It is inevitable that this will include people who have been recently vaccinated,” Prof Kelly said.
“Any event that happens following vaccination is fully investigated.
“The medical experts and the Therapeutic Goods Administration will review the specifics of such cases. It can be expected that older and more frail people in an aged care setting may pass away due to progression of underlying disease or natural causes, this does not mean the vaccine has contributed to this”.
“The TGA will continue to monitor the safety of COVID-19 vaccines as they are rolled out in Australia and internationally.”
A police spokesman said it was a non-suspicious death but could not comment further.
A report would be prepared for the coroner.
