Death after Covid injection: Doctors are targeted

The Italian legal system is investigating five doctors and medical staff over the death of an 18-year-old woman in June 2021 after receiving an AstraZeneca Covid vaccination. The autopsy revealed that the woman had no previous illnesses and had not taken any medication," and that the death from thrombosis "logically resulted from an adverse effect of the administration of the Covid vaccine."

Death over Astra
The death made headlines in Italy at the time because it had already been acknowledged at the time of the vaccination that AstraZeneca could cause blood clots. Italy had already stopped the Astra vaccine in March 2021, and it was restarted in May with the recommendation to use it "preferably" for people over 60. The 18-year-old was vaccinated in June.

The student was vaccinated on May 25. About three weeks later, on June 18, 2021, she died in a hospital in Genoa. The judicial investigation is likely already concluded. The public prosecutor's office sent a corresponding announcement in early March, Italian media reported.

The vaccination took place on a so-called "open day" at the vaccination centers. Some regions in Italy had declared such days to increase vaccination rates. At the time, Rome - like every other government in the EU - was pushing to vaccinate as many people as possible. On these days, everyone over 18 will be injected with AstraZeneca.

Journalist Peter Immanuelsen writes: "This was intended to prevent AstraZeneca vaccine doses from being wasted after many people understandably cancelled their vaccination appointments after reports of side effects of blood clots became known."