- Tom Dudley, 31, died from a blood clot triggered by his first dose of the AZ jab
- Father-of-two was found unconscious at home two weeks after his inoculation
- Sheffield United fan was rushed to hospital but bleeds were ‘incurable’
A father died from an ultra-rare blood clot triggered by AstraZeneca‘s Covid jab just ten days before he would have been recommended for an alternative.
An inquest has heard how Tom Dudley, 31, who had no underlying health conditions, got his first dose near his home in Sheffield on April 27 last year.
But the carpet salesman soon began to suffer headaches — a common side effect of the British-made vaccine that normally fades within days.
Two weeks after getting the jab, he was found unresponsive in the early hours at the home he shared with his partner Simone and their two daughters.
The Sheffield United fan was rushed to Northern General Hospital, but doctors said the bleed on his brain was ‘incurable’ and he died three days later.
Britain’s medical regulator recommended under-30s should get an alternative to the AstraZeneca vaccine in early April when it became clear that younger people were at greater risk of the clots — but it did not widen the advice to under-40s until May 7.
Mr Dudley’s GP said that given his age, lack of underlying conditions and the medical advice at the time, it was appropriate to give him AstraZeneca’s jab.
A medic who treated the father-of-two in hospital following the clot told the inquest it was ‘fair to say’ he would still be alive today if he was given a different vaccine…READ FULL ARTICLE HERE… | Daily Mail Online
