Mother of three years old dies after AstraZeneca Covid jab

A mother-of-three has died after suffering a rare catastrophic reaction to the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccination, her family has said.

Lucy Taberer, 47, fell seriously ill after getting the jab and developed blood clots on her brain which caused a massive stroke.

Her heartbroken fiance Mark Tomlin, from Aylestone, Leicester, has since spoken about the devastating impact her death has had on the family including the couple’s five-year-old son Orson.

He said Lucy, a playgroup leader, initially experienced mild and common side effects in the days after she was vaccinated at the Peepul Centre in Belgrave on March 19. But her condition gradually worsened causing her to be rushed into hospital and, despite the best efforts of medics to save her, she died 22 days after being vaccinated.

Speaking about Lucy’s experience, Mark said: ‘She knew there might be some side effects but she wasn’t worried. We thought they would just clear up as most people’s do.