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At least 23 people who received Pfizer / BioNTech COVID-19 shots have died in Norway, with 13 of the deaths possibly linked to the side effects of the vaccine, authorities said Thursday.
All 13 people were over the age of 80, according to the Norwegian Pharmaceutical Agency.
He said common side effects of the Pfizer / BioNTech vaccine, such as fever and nausea, may have caused the death of some elderly patients.
Along with the 13 deaths, nine cases of side effects and seven examples of less serious side effects were recorded, the group’s medical director Steinar Madsen told the national broadcaster NRK.
Norway launched COVID-19 vaccines last month, just after the Pfizer / BioNTech vaccine was approved by the European Medicines Agency.
Nearly 33,000 people have so far received a dose nationwide, according to data from UK-based administrator OurWorldInData.
The latest figures show that the current Norwegian virus workload stands at 57,736, including 511 deaths.
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