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Autopsy: Effingham woman died from vaccine reaction

By Brian Hagen

02/10/2022

Jeanie Evans (Credit: Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison)

(KAIR)--An Effingham woman died from an allergic reaction to the COVID-19 vaccine.

That’s confirmed in the autopsy report for 68-year-old Jeanie Evans who died in March of last year after receiving the coronavirus vaccine in Jefferson County.

The autopsy report, confirming Evans’ cause of death, was obtained, and first reported on, by the Topeka Capital-Journal.

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment, following an inquiry from MSC News following Evans’ death, released a statement saying that the agency was aware of the death of a 68-year-old Atchison County resident who had been vaccinated in Jefferson County, and explained that “according to the Local Health Department, appropriate CDC guidelines were followed.” The day following Evans’ vaccination, she died at a Topeka hospital.

According to the autopsy, Evans’ cause of death is listed as “anaphylaxis due to COVID-19 vaccination.”

The Mayo Clinic defines anaphylaxis as a severe, potentially life- threatening allergic reaction, which can range from bee stings and peanuts to vaccinations.

Evans served on the Effingham City Council at the time of her death.

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