An obstetrician from Miami Beach, Florida, has died from complications after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. Dr. Gregory Michael’s wife, Heidi Neckelmann, posted a lengthy message on her Facebook page January 6, 2021, announcing her husband’s death and blaming it on the vaccine.
In the post, she begged the Facebook community to “not let his death be in vain” ... “by making this information news," and thereby saving lives.
“He was vaccinated with the Pfizer vaccine at MSMC on December 18, 3 days later he saw a strong set of petechiae on his feet and hands which made him seek attention at the emergency room at MSMC,” Neckelmann said in her post.
“He was admitted in the ICU with a diagnosis of acute ITP caused by a reaction to the COVID vaccine. A team of expert doctors tried for 2 weeks to raise his platelet count to no avail. Experts from all over the country were involved in his care. No matter what they did, the platelets count refused to go up. He was conscious and energetic through the whole process but 2 days before a last resort surgery, he got a hemorrhagic stroke caused by the lack of platelets that took his life in a matter of minutes.
“He was a pro vaccine advocate that is why he got it himself. I believe that people should be aware that side effects can happened, that it is not good for everyone and in this case destroyed a beautiful life, a perfect family, and has affected so many people in the community.”
Mainstream news outlets began publishing news of Michael’s death late January 6, 2021. Pfizer responded with a statement that they are aware of it “but we don’t believe at this time that there is any direct connection to the vaccine. There is no indication – either from large clinical trials or among people who have received the vaccine since the government authorized its use last month – that it could be connected to thrombocytopenia.”
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Heidi Neckelmann Facebook January 6, 2021
USA Today January 7, 2021