"Middle School Daughter Who Collapsed After Pfizer Shot Is Fighting for Her Life"…Parents' Plea

Medical staff are preparing for vaccine administration at the Central Vaccination Center of the National Medical Center in Seoul.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Hwang Sumi] A petition from parents has been posted, stating that their middle school daughter who received the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is fighting for her life due to myocarditis symptoms.

On the 24th, a petition titled "My 14-year-old daughter who received the Pfizer vaccine is fighting for her life due to myocarditis. Please help" was posted on the Blue House National Petition Board.

According to the writer, their daughter A, a first-year middle school student, fainted while doing light exercise on the 4th of this month after receiving the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine on the 22nd of last month. Afterwards, A's symptoms worsened and she was transferred to the intensive care unit.

The writer said, "My daughter was a healthy child who usually liked exercising and rarely got sick." Currently, A has been diagnosed with myocarditis and has been undergoing treatment for three weeks. During treatment, she experienced multiple cardiac arrests, resulting in damage to her lungs and liver, and she is currently on an extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) machine to keep her heart beating, the writer explained.

He also appealed, "When we asked the hospital if this was a vaccine side effect, they only said they could not know for sure, and the overwhelming medical bills have exceeded 30 million won."

The writer also criticized the Blue House National Petition response regarding previous cases of adverse reactions to the vaccine.

He referred to the response stating that "medical expenses are supported even in cases where causality is unclear," and claimed, "My daughter is fighting for her life in the ICU, but we have not been contacted or heard about any such compensation anywhere," adding, "I believe that treatment costs that can guarantee the child's survival should be supported before confirming the causal relationship between vaccination and adverse reactions."

According to Incheon City, A received the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine at a clinic in Michuhol-gu, Incheon, on the 22nd of last month.

On the day of vaccination, A showed symptoms of headache and was prescribed Tylenol. Twelve days after vaccination, on the 4th, she collapsed while exercising with friends.

A was hospitalized and treated at Gachon University Gil Medical Center in Namdong-gu, Incheon, and was transferred to a large hospital in Seoul the day before, where she is currently awaiting a heart transplant surgery. The quarantine authorities received a report of an adverse reaction from the hospital and are investigating the causal relationship with the vaccine.

An official from Incheon City explained, "We are currently receiving related reports and conducting an epidemiological investigation," adding, "We are also checking whether there were any underlying conditions."

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