ARANYAPRATHET, THAILAND – A 26-year-old man has died 1 day after receiving the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. Panumat Chanmuanghong got his shot on August 27th. He suffered a high fever and pain in his arm immediately after the injection. His father called 1669 (the emergency number in Thailand) as his healthy quickly deteriorated and he was transported to Aranyaprathet Hospital where died hours later. His father is now seeking answers for his son’s sudden death.

Panumat received his first shot (Sinovac) on August 6th and his second shot (AstraZeneca) on August 27th. His father, Somsak, who is a police lieutenant, said that his son was healthy prior to the shots:

“He exercised daily. He had no underlying health issues. I didn’t expect that my son would die after his vaccination. He is my son, he was still young and he had a great and long future ahead of him. He was about to do entrance exams for a government service job. I don’t want anyone to lose a family member like this.”

Somsak is collecting all evidence which he will eventually submit to the relevant authorities to help determine the true cause of his son’s death: