IPOH: The Perak Health Department is waiting for a complete autopsy report of a 15-year-old student from Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Gunung Rapat here, who died a day after receiving his second Covid-19 vaccine dose.
Its director Datuk Dr Ding Lay Ming said that the department was alerted on the death of the student on Oct 24.
She said the student received his second Covid-19 vaccine jab on Oct 23 at his school and he was reported to have had injection site pain only.
"The student was informed that he did not have any allergies to previous vaccines or medications and was not known to have any chronic illness.
"He also did not report any problems or complications after receiving the first dose injection," she said in a statement today.
Dr Ding said however a day after he received his second jab, he was found to have suffered from breathing difficulties and then was found unconscious at his home at about 9.30am.
She added that the student was rushed to the private hospital here but he was pronounced dead on the same day (Oct 24) at 10.40am.
"An autopsy was performed on the same day at 3.40pm and found there was spontaneous bronchospasm.
"All tissue samples in the body were sent for further examination by the Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital's pathology forensic physician.
"The autopsy report is categorised as still incomplete because there are still tests that have not been received.
"We are still waiting for a complete autopsy report to find out the cause of his death," she said.