A coronerâs court in London has ruled that âunintended complicationsâ of the COVID vaccine caused the death of a psychologist in his 30s 10 days after he got the shot.
Dr. Stephen Wright, 32, developed a blood clot to his brain after getting his first dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID vaccine in January 2021. Wright worked in southeast London as a clinical psychologist for the National Health Service (NHS).
The inquest at London Inner South Coronerâs Court ruled that Wrightâs death was due to âunintended complications of the vaccine.â
Senior coroner Andrew Harris told the court that âDr. Wright was a fit and healthy man who had the AstraZeneca vaccine on January 16, 2021, awoke with a headache on January 25 and later developed left arm numbness.â
âIt is very important to record as fact that it is the AstraZeneca vaccine â but that is different from blaming AstraZeneca,â Harris told the court.
Harris called Wrightâs case âvery unusual and deeply tragic.â
The inquest heard that Wright developed âvaccine-induced thrombosisâ as well as a brainstem infarction and bleed on the brain.
He quickly deteriorated, and he was deemed unfit for surgery due to the nature of the bleed.
âHe attended an A&E [accident and emergency] department just after midnight where was found to have high blood pressure and a sagittal sinus thrombosis,â Harris said. âHe was transferred to Kingâs College Hospital at 6:39 a.m. but, due to the extent of the bleed and very low platelets, was unfit for surgery.â
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Wrightâs widow Charlotte was working to get the words ânatural causesâ changed on her husbandâs death certificate.
She and dozens of others are pursuing litigation against AstraZeneca.
âIt was made clear that Stephen was [previously] fit and healthy and that his death was by vaccination of AstraZeneca,â Charlotte Wright said after the inquest. âFor us, it allows us to be able to continue our litigation against AstraZeneca. This is the written proof.â
âEven with people in my life, there were questions and queries about whether I was actually telling the truth so, two years later, I can finally say it is the truth,â she told the BBC.
Wright and her husband had two boys together who are now nine and three. She was on maternity leave when her husband died and used food banks to support her sons before she received ÂŁ120,000, or about $149,160, from the U.K. governmentâs Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme.
âI find it very comforting that I have two boys that remind me of him every day. Iâm just very thankful that I got to marry such a great man and raise our boys in his honor,â she said.
AstraZeneca responded to the coronerâs court ruling by saying that âthe benefits of vaccination outweigh the risks of extremely rare potential side effects.â
âWe are very saddened by Stephen Wrightâs death and extend our deepest sympathies to his family for their loss. Patient safety is our highest priority and regulatory authorities have clear and stringent standards to ensure the safe use of all medicines, including vaccines,â an AstraZeneca spokesman said.
