He said the agency expected to see some deaths linked to vaccinations within nursing homes but noted that the fatalities were “very, very rare” and most had occurred in very frail people with severe pre-existing conditions.
In its report, the Norwegian Medicines Agency said a total of 29 people had suffered side effects from COVID-19 vaccination — 21 women and eight men.
Besides those who died, the agency said nine had serious side effects that did not have fatal consequences and seven had less serious side effects.
These nine patients had allergic reactions, strong discomfort and severe fever, while the less serious side effects included severe pain at the injection site.
Across the world, officials expect deaths and other severe side effects to be reported after any mass vaccination campaign given the huge numbers of people involved.
But determining whether or not the vaccine caused deaths can be very challenging and requires that all other potential causes be ruled out first.
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