Singapore admits that a patient's death in 2021 is first tied to Covid-19 vaccine


SINGAPORE, Feb 18 (Bloomberg): Singapore recorded its first fatality linked to the Covid-19 vaccine after the Ministry of Health announced that the death of a 28-year-old Bangladeshi man in 2021 was likely due to the jab.

The man’s death 21 days after his Covid-19 vaccination was a medical misadventure, MOH said in a statement Friday evening (Feb 17).

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