A 56-year-old Florida doctor had passed away last month after receiving the Pfizer vaccine from a brain hemorrhage caused by a rare blood disorder.
The healthy obstetrician identified as Dr. Gregory Michael had his blood platelet numbers plummet to dangerous levels within three days of getting the Pfizer vaccine.
The lack of platelets, which is also called immune thrombocytopenia, prevents blood clotting and leads to severe hemorrhages.
Michael received treatment to restore the deficit in platelets and was hospitalized for two weeks before he died.
Disturbingly enough, a New York City woman developed the same reaction to the Moderna vaccine when she woke up to bruises covering her arms and legs and a bleeding mouth.
The 72-year-old woman who had just received her vaccine the previous day rushed to the hospital where she was diagnosed with immune thrombocytopenia.
Her treating doctor contacted Michael’s doctor and learned the treatment the late man was given to try and save the elderly woman’s life.
Adopting a totally different approach, the woman’s doctor could help her reach the normal platelets numbers within days: she went from practically ZERO to 6,000; then 40,000, and ultimately the healthy 71,000 platelets.
“We take reports of adverse events very seriously,” Pfizer commented on the incident that occurred with at least 36 more patients across the US.
“We are collecting relevant information to share with the FDA. However, at this time, we have not been able to establish a causal association with our vaccine.”
