The Ministry of Health yesterday said that a pre-existing condition led to the death of a vaccinated boy from Moruca on October 4.
In a statement, the ministry said that following the death of the 13-year-old teenager, Joshua Henry from Kamwatta, Moruca, Region One on October 04, a high-level team from the Ministry of Health was dispatched to investigate the cause of death and the circumstances surrounding his death.
The statement said that a post-mortem was performed by a medical team led by Dr Nehaul Singh, Guyana’s Senior Pathologist on October 05. The team also included Dr Nancy Sitchao, a Pathologist and Dr Swarasite Persuad-Etwaria, Government Medical Officer. The post-mortem was witnessed by family members of the teen and the cause of death was identified in their presence.
