Prognosis
Brazil Stops Vaccinating Some Teens to Probe a Reported Death
- Death of teenager in Sao Paulo being investigated: officials
- Health ministry said earlier stoppage followed WHO guidelines
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Brazil ordered states halt immunizations of teenagers who aren’t part of at-risk groups for Covid-19 as it probes the details around the death of a young adult who received a Pfizer Inc. shot.
The death was reported in Sao Paulo and is under investigation, Health Ministry officials said at a press conference on Thursday. They gave no details on how long after the shot the death was reported, nor on the cause of death.