A man whose family believed he died from a COVID-19 vaccine actually died from heart disease.
Tim Zook, 60, from Orange, California, passed away on January 9, four days after he received the second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.
At the time, his wife, Rochelle, implied to the Orange County Register that her husband's death had something to do with the vaccine.
However, an autopsy report from the Orange County Coroner released on Wednesday confirmed that Zook, an X-ray technician, died from cardiovascular disease that led to heart failure.
Tim Zook's (left) death was attributed to heart disease by an Orange County coroner. His wife, Rochelle (right) implied the vaccine he received days earlier was the cause of his death
Tim Zook, 60, excitedly posted about receiving the second does of his Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on January 5. He died four days later
Zook's official cause of death was listed as 'hypertensive and athersclerotic heart disease with severe cardiomegaly and heart failure,' reported the OC Register.
This means he had a buildup of plaque in his coronary arteries and heart conditions caused by high blood pressure.
What's more, Zook's heart was described as dilate, very enlarged and thicker than normal.
The report does mention COVID-19 vaccines as playing a role in his death.
When he got his second shot on January 5, Zook posted photos of a band-aid on his arm and a picture of his vaccination record card.
'Never been so excited to get a shot before. I am now fully vaccinated after receive my 2nd Pfizer dose,' he wrote on his Facebook page.
Rochelle said that her husband 'believed in vaccines' and was 'sure he would take that vaccine again, and he'd want the public to take it,' according to the OC Register.
His condition allegedly started
