Kansas Woman Dies Day After Being Vaccinated for COVID-19
A 68-year-old woman died suddenly on Mar. 24, 2021 the day after getting the first dose of an experimental COVID-19 biologic in Kansas. Mother and grandmother Jeanie M. Evans experienced an anaphylactic reaction to the shot during the 15-minute observation period following administration of the biologic on Mar. 23 at the Keystone Early Learning Center in Ozawkie. She was subsequently transported by ambulance to Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka where she was pronounced dead the next day.1 2 3 4
It is unclear which COVID-19 biologic Evans received. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) status to three biologics, including Pfizer/BioNTech’s BNT162b2, Moderna’s mRNA-1273 and Johnson & Johnson’s Ad26.COV2.S. The cause of death is also unclear, although Evans’ funeral home obituary stated she died “unexpectedly” from “a reaction to the COVID vaccine.”2 3 4 5 6 7 8
A neighbor of Evans’, Melissa Eagle, said she saw Evans the day before her vaccination and that everything was normal. “I was devastated. I was in tears. How could something happen to her that way?” Eagle said.9
Kansas Health Officials, CDC and FDA Investigating Evan’s Death
“Until the investigation is complete, it is premature to assign a specific cause of death,” said Kristi Zears, spokesperson for the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE). According to a news report, Evans’ death is under investigation by the KDHE, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the FDA.2 9
“You really want to have a good understanding of the mechanism of death before you attribute it to something like [a vaccine]. The best way to do that is to ask yourself, is what happened in this case uniquely attributed to a vaccine or could it be a medical disease,” noted Steven Stites, MD of the University of Kansas Health System.10
This case has been entered into the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS). The FDA states that, “VAERS accepts reports of adverse events that may be associated with U.S. licensed vaccines from health care providers, manufacturers, and the public.” Jointly operated by the FDA and CDC, VAERS was created by Congress under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 in response to growing public concern about the safety of whole cell pertussis vaccine in DPT (diphtheria-pertussis-tetanus) and other childhood vaccines.2 11 12
Family Hires Law Firm to Investigate Case
The family of Jeanie Evans has reportedly hired the law firm of Shamberg, Johnson & Bergman in Kansas City, Missouri to investigate her death and determine if this could be wrongful death case.13 14
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