Singer Hayko's cause of death was not COVID-19 vaccine, health ministry says

Armenia’s Ministry of Health has denied rumors that the cause of death of famous Armenian singer and songwriter Hayko was COVID-19 vaccination.

The singer, whose full name was Hayk Hakobyan, passed away on Wednesday after falling seriously ill with COVID-19 last week. He was 48 years old.

“Referring to the rumors about the cause of death of singer and songwriter Hayko, we declare that the cause of death was not a COVID-19 vaccine. There is no need for manipulations around the loss and invasion of personal data,” the ministry said in a statement, expressing its condolences and support to the singer’s family.