Mother detained in China after pleas to probe death of vaccinated daughter

Name: China administers nearly 2 billion Covid-19 vaccine doses as Delta variant appears under control
Uploaded: 2021-10-19T14:05:31.000Z
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Description: China administers nearly 2 billion Covid-19 vaccine doses as Delta variant appears under control

Jiang Yanhong’s 12-year-old child fell ill two days after getting her first dose of a coronavirus vaccine

Jiang was taken into custody after trying to petition authorities in Beijing for an explanation, friends say

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Li Boyi had her first shot on August 10 and fell seriously ill two days later. She died in hospital on August 28. Photo: AFP

Guo Rui

Published: 10:05pm, 19 Oct 2021Updated: 10:00am, 20 Oct 2021

A single mother has been detained in central China after she tried to petition authorities in Beijing about the death of her 12-year-old daughter who died after having a Covid-19 vaccine, her friends said.

Jiang Yanhong was detained by police in Nanle county, Puyang, Henan province, on Friday on charges of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”, friend Yang Ruijuan said.

Jiang’s younger sister Jiang Yanchao, who also tried to petition the authorities, was detained as well.

Nanle police said on Saturday in a notice to a family member that Jiang Yanhong was being held at the Puyang detention centre.

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China administers nearly 2 billion Covid-19 vaccine doses as Delta variant appears under control

Yang said county officials tried to stop her friend from petitioning authorities in Beijing and threatened her with arrest after the 44-year-old mother demanded explanations about her daughter’s death.

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