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South Africa reports first death causally linked to COVID vaccine

FILE PHOTO: A healthcare worker administers the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine to a woman, amidst the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 variant Omicron in Johannesburg, South Africa, December 04, 2021. REUTERS/ Sumaya Hisham

South Africa's health regulator reported on Thursday a causal link between the death of an individual and Johnson & Johnson's (J&J) COVID-19 vaccine, the first time such a direct link has been made in the country.

The person presented with rare neurological disorder Guillain-Barre Syndrome soon after being given J&J's Janssen vaccine, after which the person was put on a ventilator and later died, senior scientists told a news conference.

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