New Zealand reports first death linked to Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine

The information was released by the health ministry following a review by an independent COVID-19 vaccine safety monitoring board of the death of a woman after receiving the vaccine. The ministry`s statement did not give the woman`s age.

WELLINGTON: New Zealand on Monday reported what authorities said was the country`s first recorded death linked to the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. The information was released by the health ministry following a review by an independent COVID-19 vaccine safety monitoring board of the death of a woman after receiving the vaccine. The ministry`s statement did not give the woman`s age. The board considered that the woman’s death was due to myocarditis, which is known to be a rare side effect of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, the statement said. Myocarditis is an inflammation of the heart muscle that can limit the organ`s ability to pump blood and can cause changes in heartbeat rhythms.