AstraZeneca-linked death confirmed in Alberta

By Canadian Press

Posted May 5, 2021 04:13:26 AM.

Alberta’s chief medical officer of health has confirmed the death of a patient linked to the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine.

In a statement, Dr. Deena Hinshaw says the woman in her 50s died from immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VITT).

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