THE Health Ministry will be handing the peer review report on the death of 13-year-old N. Revnesh Kumar to his parents this afternoon, Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said today.

Revnesh died on January 16, 18 days after taking his first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine.

His parents have blamed the vaccine for causing the boy’s death.

“At 2.30pm today, the peer review report will be handed to the parents,” Khairy said at a press conference today.

The peer review panel involved forensic experts from several public hospitals in the country.

“The panel reviewed Revnesh’s case from 9am to 5pm yesterday,” Khairy said.

“Those involved were Dr Zahari Noor, chief of the forensic services; Dr Mohd Suhaini Mohd Noor, a forensic expert from Hospital Sultanah Bahiyah; Dr Mohd Shafie Othman from Hospital Raja Permaisuri Bainun; and experts from Hospital Sultanah Aminah and Hospital Serdang.”

The peer review was conducted using post-mortem results and other tests, including histology examination.

Revnesh received his first Pfizer Covid-19 jab at Klinik Kesihatan in Presint 18, Putrajaya, on December 30 last year and was scheduled to receive the second dose on January 20.

He was reported to have collapsed in the elevator of his housing block on January 16 while on his way to a karate class and was rushed to Kajang Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

The cause of his death was unexplained despite an autopsy. – March 9, 2022.