A Miami Beach doctor who died 16 days after receiving a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in January appears to have died of natural causes, officials say.
An autopsy on Dr. Gregory Michael, 56, concluded that he died of complications of immune thrombocytopenia, a condition that prevents blood from clotting and can cause internal bleeding.
There is no medical certainty that the shooting is related to the condition, the Florida Department of Health said in a joint investigation with the CDC, which examined the autopsy evidence.
Michael was an OB gynecologist at Mount Sinai Medical Center when he suffered a hemorrhagic stroke and died on January 4.
He was shot in Pfizer on December 18, and his wife said he had a “strong reaction to the COVID vaccine” three days later.
The blood vessels ruptured on his legs and hands, causing him to go to the emergency room, where he was diagnosed with the condition.
Two weeks later, despite treatment, he suffered a hemorrhagic stroke and died suddenly.
“So far, millions of people have been vaccinated,” Pfizer spokeswoman Jerica Pitts told The Post in a statement after Michael’s death.
“And we closely monitor all adverse events in people who receive our vaccine.
It is important to note that serious adverse events, including unrelated vaccine deaths, are unfortunately likely to occur at a rate similar to that of the general population.
With Post threads.