As of Thursday, the country reported that 23 people had died a short time after receiving their first Pfizer dose of the vaccine. Of those deaths, 13 have so far been autopsied, with the results suggesting that common side effects may have contributed to severe reactions in frail, elderly people, according to Statens legemiddelverk.
The Norwegian Medicines Agency admitted that the studies that form the basis for the temporary approval of the vaccine included very few people over the age of 85, and there is little known about how any side effects will affect these age brackets, but they said, "we assume that the side effects will largely be the same in the elderly as in those over 65 years of age". That assumption resulted in the deaths in nursing homes – and which is a sad outcome.
The Norwegian Institute of Public Health downplayed the fatalities, saying “For those with the most severe frailty, even relatively mild vaccine side effects can have serious consequences”.
Whatever lah – but the point is twenty-three people sacrificed their lives.