Mum, 32, almost died with 'extremely rare' blood clot after getting AstraZeneca jab

A mum from Connah's Quay is raising awareness of the side effects of "extremely rare" blood clots after she was hospitalised after getting the Oxford-AstraZeneca jab.

32-year-old Lauren Briggs received the Covid vaccine in March and thought herself lucky.

The mum-of-two has since been admitted to hospital twice, developed life-threatening blood clots and will be on the drug warfarin for at least the next six months.

At one point she was in so much pain that she lapsed into "crazy drams" and contacted her family from hospital warning them she might not return home.

She was also treated for meningitis.

But she said she "still believes" in the Covid vaccine rollout, and will get her children vaccinated too.

The UK Government has said that for every million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine delivered, around four people develop an "extremely rare" condition involving blood clots and unusual bleeding.


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