Jack Last, 27, from Stowmarket, Suffolk was only offered the Oxford AstraZeneca jab because records incorrectly listed him as living with his 'at risk' parents, a report has revealed.
READ MORE: Covid XEC variant: All you need to know about the new strainA 'fit and healthy' man died from a blood clot on the brain after being mistakenly given a controversial Covid 19 vaccine due to an administrative error.
A new report released by Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board found Mr Last was only given the jab as he was wrongly identified as living with his parents. Mr Last was administered his first jab on March 30, 2021, days before new guidance would be issued offering the alternative Pfizer or Moderna vaccines for people under 30.
One day before Mr Last received his text on March 20, it was agreed to expand the criteria of those eligible for the vaccine to those living with eligible patients. The report says: 'It would also have been advisable to send Jack straight away to another hospital or centre that could provide the CT venogram he needed, rather than waiting until the next day.'
Researchers believe the rare side effect occurs due to the modified cold virus lurking in the jab having an adverse effect on platelets in the blood, triggering clotting Read More AstraZeneca vaccine 'victims': The lives ruined by pharmaceutical giant's Covid jab Only officially spotted in March 2021, the complication causes people to suffer blood clots along with a low platelet count. Platelets typically help the blood to clot.
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