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POSTED BY: DAVE HIGGENS VIA BREAKING NEWS (IE)<\/p>\n
An award-winning BBC radio presenter died due to complications of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccination, a coroner in England has concluded.<\/p>\n
Lisa Shaw died in May, just over three weeks after she had her first dose of the jab, an inquest in Newcastle heard on Thursday.<\/p>\n
The 44-year-old \u2013 who was referred to by her married name, Lisa Eve, during the hearing \u2013 started to complain of a headache a few days after her vaccination and eventually went to A&E in Durham, where she was diagnosed with a blood clot and was transferred for specialist treatment at Newcastle\u2019s Royal Victoria Infirmary.<\/p>\n
The inquest heard that, despite treatments including cutting away part of her skull to relieve pressure, nothing further could be done and Ms Shaw died on May 21.<\/p>\n At the end of a hearing which lasted less than an hour, Newcastle senior coroner Karen Dilks gave a narrative conclusion, which said: \u201cLisa died due to complications of an AstraZeneca Covid vaccine.\u201d<\/p>\n Earlier, pathologist Tuomo Polvikoski told the coroner that Ms Shaw, who was a well-known presenter for BBC Newcastle, was fit and healthy before receiving the vaccination.<\/p>\n Asked about the underlying cause of the fatal clotting on her brain, Dr Polvikoski said the clinical evidence \u201cstrongly supports the idea that it was, indeed, vaccine-induced\u201d.<\/p>\n The pathologist added: \u201cBased on available clinical information, it seems to be the most likely explanation,\u201d<\/p>\n Ms Shaw\u2019s husband, Gareth Eve, attended the inquest with other members of the family.<\/p>\n They issued a statement, which said: \u201cThis is another difficult day in what has been a devastating time for us. The death of our beloved Lisa has left a terrible void in our family and in our lives.<\/p>\n \u201cShe truly was the most wonderful wife, mum, daughter, sister and friend. We have said all we want to say in public at this time and ask to be left alone to grieve and rebuild our lives in private. Thank you.\u201d<\/p>\n The coroner said: \u201cOn April 29th, 2021, she had a first doze of the AstraZeneca vaccine and, following that, she developed a vaccine-induced thrombosis and thrombocytopenia \u2013 a rare and aggressive complication associated with the AstraZeneca vaccine, which was the underlying cause of her death.\u201d<\/p>\n