Source: VAERS.HHS.GOV
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passed away; This is a spontaneous report from a contactable consumer (patient's granddaughter). An 82-year-old male patient received first dose of bnt162b2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 VACCINE, Batch/lot number: EN9581), via an unspecified route of administration on 08Feb2021 at 14:30 into right arm at single dose for COVID Prevention. Medical history included Heart valve replacement from 5 years before 09Feb2021 (2016), on Oxygen at night (reporter did not know the liter amount that the patient used at night). The patient's concomitant medications were not reported. Patient had no other vaccines on the same day as the COVID vaccine. It was reported that patient received his first dose of the Pfizer vaccine around 14:30 on 08Feb2021 and he was fine before that, and by 16:30, he had passed away on 08Feb2021. Reporter reported that the cause of death was unknown at this time and that the family would be having an autopsy performed but that it had not yet been performed. No investigation assessment could provide. The patient died on 08Feb2021 at 16:30. An autopsy was not performed.; Reported Cause(s) of Death: passed away
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| Name | Dose # | Type | Manufacturer | Lot | Route | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COVID19 (COVID19 (PFIZER-BIONTECH)) | 1 | COVID19 | PFIZER\BIONTECH | EN9581 | RA |
| RECVDATE: | 02-17-2021 | RPT_DATE: |
| CAGE_YR: | |
| CAGE_MO: | |
| DIED: | Y |
| DATEDIED: | 02-08-2021 |
| L_THREAT: | U |
| ER_VISIT: | |
| HOSPITAL: | U |
| HOSPDAYS: | |
| X_STAY: | U |
| DISABLE: | U |
| RECOVD: | N |
| LAB_DATA: | |
| V_ADMINBY: | |
| OTHER_MEDS: | |
| CUR_ILL: | |
| HISTORY: | Medical History/Concurrent Conditions: Heart valve replacement; Oxygen supplementation (On Oxygen at night) |
| PRIOR_VAX: | |
| SPLTTYPE: | USPFIZER INC2021138559 |
| FORM_VERS: | |
| TODAYS_DATE: | 02-13-2021 |
| BIRTH_DEFECT: | U |
| OFC_VISIT: | U |
| ER_ED_VISIT: | U |
| ALLERGIES: | |
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