BBC Presenter Dies After Taking AstraZeneca’s COVID Vaccine

By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent

(Worthy News) – A radio presenter of British broadcaster BBC presenter has died after she took the AstraZeneca COVID-19 shot, her family said Thursday.

Lisa Shaw, a 44-year-old presenter for BBC Radio Newcastle, reportedly passed away in hospital last Friday. She was treated for blood clots after receiving her first jab of the AstraZeneca vaccine shot, the BBC reported.

The presenter suffered “severe” headaches before passing away from blood clots believed to be related to AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine, her family said.

“Lisa developed severe headaches a week after receiving her AstraZeneca vaccine and fell seriously ill a few days later,” Shaw’s family explained in remarks released by the BBC. “She was treated by the Royal Victoria Infirmary’s intensive care team for blood clots and bleeding in her head.”

Blood clots have previously been identified by authorities who called it “a very rare side effect” that can occur after people, usually in their 40s, received the AstraZeneca vaccine.

However, it raised new questions about vaccines such as AstraZeneca, which has not been authorized for use in the United States. It also comes while health authorities in Europe and the United States investigate reports of thousands of side effects and deaths of several coronavirus vaccines.

Those investigations come too late for Shaw’s family. “Tragically, she passed away, surrounded by her family, on Friday afternoon. We are devastated, and there is a Lisa-shaped hole in our lives that can never be filled.”

A British coroner has launched an investigation into whether the vaccine led to her death. AstraZeneca did not immediately comment.

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