ZURICH, Dec 30 (Reuters) - A Swiss person who was among the
first in the country to be vaccinated with a COVID-19 shot later
died, officials in the canton of Lucerne said on Wednesday,
though they did not indicate whether the death was related to
the inoculation.
"We are aware of the case," a spokesperson said, adding the
matter had been referred to Swiss drugs regulator Swissmedic.
Lucerne was the site of the first vaccinations in
Switzerland beginning last week, with a shot from Pfizer
and its German partner BioNTech given primarily to
elderly people. Switzerland has received 107,000 vaccine doses,
so far, and expects to get 250,000 per month starting next year.
(Reporting by Oliver Hirt, writing by John Miller; editing by
Brenna Hughes Neghaiwi)