Brazil stops vaccinating some teens to probe a reported death

Brazil ordered states halt immunizations of teenagers who aren’t part of at-risk groups for Covid-19 as it probes the details around the death of a young adult who received a Pfizer Inc. shot.

The death was reported in Sao Paulo and is under investigation, Health Ministry officials said at a press conference on Thursday. They gave no details on how long after the shot the death was reported, nor on the cause of death. 

Health officials in Sao Paulo confirmed in a statement the death of a 16-year-old in Sao Bernardo do Campo, a city close to the state’s capital, who had received a Pfizer shot.