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Orange County woman's death after 2nd dose of Moderna vaccine spurs concern from family
By Jessica De Nova
Friday, April 30, 2021 12:43PM
SANTA ANA, Calif. (KABC) -- The Orange County Coroner's office is investigating the death of a woman who died just days after she received her second dose of the Moderna vaccine.
The family says the grandmother was healthy before she got her shot, and that her sudden death came as a shock.
A conversation with staff at the Orange County Coroner's office about Griselda Flores' death, raised red flags for her son Richard Cardenas and the family.
"They made it seem like this was not the first call that they had," Cardenas said.
Assistant Chief Deputy Coroner Brad Olsen says that's right...
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Cardenas says his mom was a healthy, outgoing, hard-working mother and grandmother.
The day after her second shot on April 14 at a CVS store in Orange, Flores complained of the expected side effects, such as chills, body aches and a fever.
"She looked really pale though, and she just said she was tired, and she was going to go home and sleep," Cardenas recalled.
Two days after her second dose, Flores' family says they found her dead in her room.
"I'm very, very worried about public safety because now, it's just like, if my mom passed away, how many other people are going to pass away?" Cardenas said...