FDA Investigating Deaths Potentially Linked to COVID-19 Vaccines Across Age Ranges

The probe followed a health official’s memo indicating that the vaccines could be tied to the deaths of 10 children.

A nurse holds a COVID-19 vaccine in Miami, Fla., in this undated file photograph. Joe Raedle/Getty Images

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is looking into the potential links between COVID-19 vaccination and deaths in various age groups, according to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

The FDA investigation is being carried out as part of a safety review, a HHS spokesperson said on Dec. 9.