An award-winning BBC radio presenter died due to complications of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccination, a coroner in the UK has concluded.
Lisa Shaw, 44, died in May just over three weeks after she had her first dose of the jab, an inquest in Newcastle heard today.
Ms Shaw started to complain of a headache a few days after her vaccination and eventually went to the emergency department in Durham, where she was diagnosed with a blood clot and transferred for specialist treatment at Newcastle's Royal Victoria Infirmary.
The inquest heard how, despite treatments including cutting away part of her skull to relieve pressure, nothing further could be done and Ms Shaw died on 21 May.
At the end of a hearing which lasted under an hour, Newcastle senior coroner Karen Dilks gave a narrative conclusion, which said: "Lisa died due to complications of an AstraZeneca Covid vaccine."
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 vaccine.
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The clot shot claims another life. This is terrible! Btw in Australia, 10s of thousands of people made appointments for shots and never showed up. The vials since they don't keep had to be thrown out. Boy those aussies are smart!!