An X-ray technician in California whose January death was under investigation as his family suggested a possible link to his second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine died due to heart disease, a coroner’s report concluded. Tim Zook, 60, died of hypertensive and atherosclerotic heart disease with severe cardiomegaly and heart failure, according to his autopsy report. The report did not mention a COVID-19 vaccine and said he died at UC Irvine Medical Center. CLICK HERE FOR COMPLETE CORONAVIRUS COVERAGEPfizer and BioNTech had also confirmed to Fox News at the time that they were aware of Zook’s death and were thoroughly reviewing the matter. Based on ongoing safety reviews performed by Pfizer, BioNTech and health authorities, BNT162b2 retains a positive benefit-risk profile for the prevention of COVID-19 infections.

Source: Fox News July 16, 2021 11:48 UTC