Canadian Woman Dies of Rare Blood Clot After Receiving COVID-19 Vaccine: Family

A health official receives a dose of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by the Serum Institute of India, at Infectious Diseases Hospital in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Jan. 29, 2021. Dinuka Liyanawatte/Reuters

Family and friends said an Edmonton, Canada, woman died after receiving the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in April.

Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw announced the death of a woman in her 50s on Tuesday after she had received the vaccine but didn’t confirm her name.