British radio host Lisa Shaw has died from the effects of blood clots after being vaccinated with the AstraZeneca vaccine, her family says. The side effect is extremely rare.
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Lisa Shaw, who has worked as a presenter for BBC Radio Newcastle since 2015, died last Friday at the age of 44. A few weeks ago she received her first shot from AstraZeneca. A week after her vaccination, she developed a severe headache and became seriously ill. She was admitted to the hospital where she received treatment for blood clots. Her family suspects she got the blood clots as a result of her vaccination. This is currently under further investigation.
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No AstraZeneca for people under 41 years old
Blood clots are a known but extremely rare side effect of the AstraZeneca vaccine that mainly affects younger people, especially women, within 14 days of receiving the vaccine. In our country, AstraZeneca is therefore not given to people under 41 years of age. In the UK, people under the age of 40 are given a vaccine other than AstraZeneca if possible. The risk of a blood clot from the AstraZeneca vaccine in people in their 40s is estimated at 1 in 100,000, the British medicine watchdog MHRA reports. The risk of death is about 1 in 1 million in all age categories.
