Teen girl dies after second Pfizer vaccine shot

Teen girl dies after second Pfizer vaccine shot

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January 21

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According to the local medical facility
, a 9th grader in the northern province of Phu Tho died Tuesday after receiving her second Pfizer vaccination shot. On December 3, 2021, the girl received her first Pfizer dosage, after which she had dizziness and difficulties breathing
. She was transferred to the medical facility in Ha Hoa District for treatment and subsequently recovered.
She received her second dosage on Monday. Her mother had informed health officials about the girl's negative effects after the first dose, but they nevertheless requested her to have the second shot. After getting the shot, the child felt heaviness in her chest
, dizziness, trouble breathing, and convulsions
 20 minutes after the second dose. She was treated for an emergency on the scene
 before being moved to the Ha Hoa District medical facility. When she arrived, she started vomiting blood, went into a stupor
, and her heart stopped. Her death was announced to her family on Tuesday morning.

With Vietnam currently vaccinating its children aged 12-17 using the Pfizer vaccine, this tragedy is certainly raising more doubts for parents as to the safety of their child
 and might slow the vaccination.  
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local medical facility 
cơ sở y tế địa phương
dizziness and difficulties breathing 
chóng mặt và khó thở
felt heaviness in her chest 
cảm thấy nặng nề trong ngực 
convulsions  
co giật
treated for an emergency on the scene  
được cấp cứu ngay tại hiện trường
went into a stupor 
choáng váng
raising more doubts for parents as to the safety of their child 
 làm dấy lên nhiều nghi ngờ cho các bậc cha mẹ về sự an toàn của con họ
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Quiz﻿
When did the girl receive her first shot?
Where was the medical facility she was treated at?
How long did it take for the child to suffer side effects after getting the second shot?