Hong Kong authorities looking into death of chronically ill man two days after receiving Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine
- Department of Health said 63-year-old man received shot on February 26 at Kwun Chung Sports Centre in Jordan
- Professor David Hui notes the man also suffered from four risk factors for coronary artery disease
Hong Kong health authorities on Tuesday night revealed that they were investigating the death of a chronically ill man two days after he received China’s Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine, but cautioned that no connection had been ascertained yet.
The Department of Health said the 63-year-old man had received the shot on February 26 at Kwun Chung Sports Centre in Jordan, one of the government’s designated vaccination sites.
He was sent to Queen Elizabeth Hospital on February 28 after suffering shortness of breath.
A source said the man had suffered a cardiac arrest soon after he was admitted, and died on the same day after failed resuscitation attempts.
“At the moment, the causal relationship with the vaccination cannot be ascertained,” the department said in a late-night statement, adding that it was seeking more information from the Hospital Authority.
The source said that when the man was admitted to hospital, clinicians were notified that he had been vaccinated with the Sinovac jab, but at that time they thought the conditions were unrelated, as the patient suffered from chronic illnesses.