Singapore recorded its first fatality linked to the Covid-19 vaccine after the Ministry of Health announced that the death of a 28-year-old Bangladeshi man in 2021 was likely due to the jab.
The man’s death 21 days after his Covid-19 vaccination was a medical misadventure, MOH said in a statement on Friday.
“The cause of death was certified as myocarditis. The State Coroner also found that on the balance of probabilities, it was likely to be related to Covid-19 vaccination.”
The ministry said the man died on July 9, 2021, after collapsing at his workplace earlier that day. He received his first dose of the Moderna-Spikevax Covid-19 vaccine on June 18 that year.
Under the ministry’s Vaccine Injury Financial Assistance Programme, a one-time payment of S$225,000 (US$168,000) will be extended to his family, according to the statement.
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