SINGAPORE — The family of a woman who died about four days after receiving a Covid-19 vaccine booster jab was given S$225,000 (US$169,122) under the Vaccine Injury Financial Assistance Programme (VIFAP), the Ministry of Health (MOH) said on Sunday (April 16).
booster jab was given S$225,000 under the Vaccine Injury Financial Assistance Programme , the Ministry of Health said on Sunday .
MOH confirmed that this was the second death related to Covid-19 vaccination in Singapore. The first was a 28-year-old Bangladeshi man who died of myocarditis on July 9, 2021, about three weeks after receiving a Covid-19 vaccine. "The panel assessed that her demise was probably related to Covid-19 vaccination and a one-time financial assistance of $225,000 had been extended to her family in the Philippines," said the ministry.Mdm Vargas received Pfizer-BioNTech's Comirnaty booster shot on Dec 9, 2021. During the 42 minutes of observation at the clinic, she did not exhibit any adverse effects.
Her condition worsened on Dec 12, 2021, and she became unresponsive. Despite receiving appropriate medical care, her condition deteriorated rapidly and she died on Dec 13, 2021.To date, more than 17 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine have been administered in Singapore through the National Vaccination Programme.
"Covid-19 infection is also known to be associated with myocarditis, several times higher than the incidence after vaccination."
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