A post on the “Malaysia Covid post-jab event” Telegram group claims that a woman aged above 50 passed away after receiving two doses of a Covid-19 vaccine in 2021 and a booster dose later.
The writer of the post alleged that the woman was using a wheelchair by November due to knee pain and that her health declined until she passed away on Wednesday (Feb 16).
Is the claim made in the Telegram group true?
VERDICT:
FALSE
Harith Al Bakkaniy – one of the woman's children – said in a Facebook post Thursday (Feb 17) that the claims made in the post are untrue.
He refuted the claim that his mother's cause of death was unidentified, saying that it was actually due to a reaction to the anaesthesia she was given prior to her intubation and several other procedures on the night of her death.
“This ultimately led to heart failure,” said Harith, who also refuted the claim that his mother had been using a wheelchair since November 2021.
In the post, which was also shared on the Health Ministry's official Facebook account, Harith included a photo of himself and his mother from 2018 to show that she had been a wheelchair user since then.
“We call for immediate action from the Health Ministry, Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin and the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission to take action on this group. A police report will be made,” said Harith.
