Miami Obstetrician Dies After Getting COVID-19 Vaccine

Dr. Gregory Michael, an obstetrician in Miami Beach, received a first dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine and died 16 days later of a cerebral hemorrhage (stroke)
Within three days of taking the shot, he developed symptoms of a severe autoimmune bleeding disorder, idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP)
According to his wife, the 56-year old OB/GYN physician was healthy when he received the COVID-19 vaccine and began exhibiting symptoms of bleeding under the skin within 72 hours
He was hospitalized in the intensive care unit but none of the treatments were able to stop the internal bleeding
During the past decade, there have been a number of studies showing that ITP develops after receipt of vaccines, with authors calling for more research into the association between vaccination and ITP

Dr. Gregory Michael, an obstetrician in private practice at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach, received a first dose…