The widow of a doctor who died from AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine has a told GB News of her "relief" at a coroner confirming the jab was responsible.
Yesterday an inquest concluded that NHS clinical psychologist and frontline health worker, Dr Stephen Wright, from Sevenoaks, Kent, died as a result of "unintended consequences of vaccination".
The 32-year-old died 10 days after he had his first dose of the jab in January 2021.
The injection, which was in the early days of being rolled out, led to a blow clot in the brain.
Charlotte Wright said it was a 'relief' to have answers
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Coroner Andrew Harris described the death as a “very unusual and deeply tragic case”.
He said that it was "important to record as fact" on the official documents that Dr Wright’s death was caused by the AstraZeneca vaccine, but added it was "different from blaming AstraZeneca".
Speaking to GB News last night Wright’s widow, Charlotte, said she was "exhausted" after spending two years demanding answers.
She said: "At the time I just felt silenced. It was the actual hospital that called me to tell me that it was the vaccine that caused his death, and that was about two months after he died so it's just been so long to try to get anyone to listen."
"It does provide relief," she said of the decision to finally record the vaccine on Wright's death certificate.
"After fighting for so long to now have that proof in black and white is comforting and we do feel that we are finally acknowledged."
And accusing many media outlets of ignoring her story, she added; "It was GB News yourselves who was the first to even really hear us and let us speak."
AstraZeneca's vaccine stopped being offered to adults under the age of 40 in May 2021 after it became clear that there was an extremely rare risk of blood clots which could be fatal.
Work is underway to try and understand why severe reactions the jabs can happen.
In his report, the coroner said: “Dr 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.
Stephen Wright died 10 days after he had his first dose of the jab in January 2021
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“He attended an A&E department just after midnight where was found to have high blood pressure and a sagittal sinus thrombosis.
“He was transferred to King’s College Hospital at 6.39am but, due to the extent of the bleed and very low platelets, was unfit for surgery."
Responding to the inquest's findings, an AstraZeneca spokesperson said: "We are very saddened by Stephen Wright's 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."
A Department for Health and Social Care spokesperson said: "More than 144 million Covid vaccines have been given in England, which has helped the country to live with Covid and saved thousands of lives.
"All vaccines being used in the UK have undergone robust clinical trials and have met the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency's strict standards of safety, effectiveness and quality."
