

The vaccines are available to people age 16 and older. "A review of available clinical information, including death certificates, autopsy and medical records has not established a causal link to COVID-19 vaccines." "CDC and FDA physicians review each case report of death as soon as notified and CDC requests medical records to further assess reports," the CDC says on its website. 14, 2020, through May 3, 2021, and VAERS received 4,178 reports of death (0.0017%) among people who received a COVID-19 vaccine, according to the CDC. More than 245 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines were administered in the United States from Dec. Incomplete VAERS data is often used in conjunction with false claims about vaccine safety. The reports, which can be made by anyone and are not verified, are intended as an early warning system to detect possible safety problems. The CDC and the FDA warn that reports of adverse events - in other words, possible side effects - made to the VAERS database do not indicate whether an adverse event is linked to, or caused by a vaccine.

"If an unexpected adverse event is seen, experts quickly assess whether it is a true safety concern," the statement said. The CDC said in a statement that there are no circumstances under which a 15-year-old would have been eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine, but that it investigates all reports in VAERS that are classified as serious, including death, life-threatening illness or hospitalization. Jesscia Bralish, spokesperson for the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, said the CDC "has confirmed that they are investigating this report," but that she couldn’t provide more information. Under the category of "History/Allergies" is listed: "No,Nothing" and for "Current illness," the response is: "No." The report says a 15-year-old male in Colorado received a dose of the Pfizer vaccine on April 18, was not hospitalized and died April 20 from what is listed as heart failure. The federal database, used for reporting and monitoring adverse reactions after vaccines, is maintained by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration. The articles were based on a May 1 article by the National File website about a report made April 22 to the Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System, or VAERS.
