Washtenaw County woman’s death attributed to rare complication from Johnson & Johnson vaccine, report says

WASHTENAW COUNTY, Mich. – It’s a staggering quantity to contemplate — More than 700,000 Americans have died from COVID-19 because the begin of the pandemic.

Whereas vaccines have been overwhelmingly profitable at defending individuals from contracting the virus, in uncommon circumstances, there have been documented sicknesses and even deaths.

In April, the Johnson & Johnson vaccine was temporarily suspended after reports of blood clots. Throughout that point, a Washtenaw County lady died after getting the one dose. A postmortem examination decided the lady died from problems of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

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Sandra Jacobs’ didn’t wish to get vaccinated however finally determined to as a result of she needed to journey for work.

A 14-page post-mortem report written by Dr. Caplan from Michigan Medicine lists the reason for demise as a complication of the vaccine.

“That is proof that it could occur,” stated Jacob’s daughter, Tatum Strieter-Byron.

Strieter-Byron stated the postmortem report validates what she’s identified for months.

“Most individuals, they don’t wish to consider that anyone might have died from the vaccine. That’s why I wished a report,” she stated.

Jacobs, a 60-year-old Washtenaw County grandmother, died lower than two weeks after getting the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

“All of us might most likely title at the very least one one that handed from COVID, and in order that response is, ‘Oh my gosh, I’m so sorry.’ Nonetheless, if you say that my mother died from the vaccine, the response will not be the identical. It’s it’s positively met with numerous skepticism,” Strieter-Byron stated.

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Jacobs began having complications, nausea and chest ache shortly after getting the single-dose shot. Her physician suggested over-the-counter ache medication.

When she didn’t present up for work or go online remotely, a involved buddy discovered her physique inside her dwelling.

“Personally I’ve numerous ‘God, I want she would have waited,’” Strieter-Byron stated. “It was pulled off the market 5 days after she acquired it and she or he died two days earlier than it went again in the marketplace. So for me, it’s virtually like including insult to harm at that time.”

In April, federal well being officers briefly paused the J&J vaccine after a number of sufferers developed a uncommon blood clotting dysfunction.

As of Oct. 22, greater than 15 million People have gotten the J&J vaccine. There are believed to be 5 confirmed deaths, together with Jacobs.

The pathologist dominated her demise as pure, including that “since this can be a identified but uncommon complication of the vaccine, it could even be thought of a therapeutic complication.”

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“I do know she would need her story heard. I do know that if she might assist to not sway individuals somehow but when she might assist individuals by sharing her expertise, she would as a result of that’s the kind of individual she was,” Strieter-Byron stated.

Strieter-Byron stated she misses the little issues probably the most.

“When you’ve got a query about one thing, you name your mother. However I don’t, I can’t name my mother,” she stated. “A loss is a loss. So, if anyone dies from COVID, it’s equally as dangerous as anyone who dies from a vaccine. So simply to attempt to bear in mind their human aspect as a result of I don’t know that lots of people are nonetheless doing that.”

Jacobs did have some underlying well being points together with a number of sclerosis, coronary heart illness and weight problems.

Johnson & Johnson launched the next assertion:

“The security and well-being of each particular person who receives a Johnson & Johnson product stays our high precedence. Any antagonistic occasion report about people receiving Johnson & Johnson’s single-shot COVID-19 vaccine, in addition to our personal evaluation of the report, is shared with the U.S. Meals and Drug Administration (FDA), European Medicines Company, the World Well being Group (WHO) and different acceptable well being authorities the place our vaccine is allowed.”

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