Medical group probing Aichi woman's death after BA.5 COVID shot

A medical association in the central Japan prefecture of Aichi is launching a probe into the death of a 42-year-old woman after she was given a shot of a COVID-19 vaccine tailored for the BA.5 Omicron subvariant.The group suspects her death may have been a result of an anaphylactic reaction to the vaccine, with her family alleging that medical staff failed to provide proper treatment despite her showing symptoms of an allergic response.Ayano Iioka received the shot at a mass vaccination site in Aisai, Aichi Prefecture, on Nov. 5. Within minutes, her condition changed for the worse, promptin…READ FULL ARTICLE