Illustrative photo (Source: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – A 35-year-old female medical worker in the Mekong Delta province of
An Giang died on May 7 of after receiving a dose of a day earlier.
Doctor
Tu Quoc Tuan, Director of the provincial Department of Health, confirmed the
death late on May 7, making this the first death from to
COVID-19 vaccine in Vietnam since the country started its inoculation drive
using primarily AstraZeneca doses in early March.
The
woman was working at Tan Chau Region General Hospital and received the vaccine
shot on May 6.
After
the injection, the patient went into shock and was treated by the Tan Chau Regional
General Hospital in accordance with the protocol. The hospital also consulted
with experts and doctors from the An Giang Province General Hospital and Cho Ray
Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City via the online consutation system regarding the
treatment.
She
was then transferred to the An Giang Province General Hospital, and the
Ministry of Health instructed the Cho Ray Hospital to send intensive care
specialists there to provide emergency assistance, but the patient did not
survive.
The
official cause of death was registered as anaphylaxis, with an underlying
condition identified as an allergy to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.
The
health ministry’s notice said this is an extremely rare incident in regards to
COVID-19 vaccinations.
Minister
of Health Nguyen Thanh Long called the woman’s family to send his condolences
and sympathies for their loss as well as the loss of An Giang’s frontline
healthcare forces.
Earlier
on May 6, Long along with three of his deputies received AstraZeneca doses, stressing the
need to ensure a safe vaccination programme.
The
Ministry of Health has established a steering committee for safe immunisation,
which brings together leading experts and professors in all relevant fields to
be ready to assist localities in handling any situation arising during the
vaccination drive, Long said.
As
of May 7 morning, 747,827 people in Vietnam, mostly frontline workers and
medical staff, had received vaccine shots./.
Source: VietnamPlus
