An inquest is to be held next week into the death of a 26-year-old Devon man who suddenly died after developing blood clots on the brain less than two weeks later being given the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine. The devastated family of Jack Hurn, who was originally from Newton Abbot but was living in Redditch, are now taking legal action following his sudden death.
Medical advice at the time Jack had his jab recommended that under 30s should get an alternative to the AstraZeneca vaccine after it was revealed that younger people were at greater risk of blood clots. The automotive design graduate received the first dose of the jab on May 29, 2021, after he and his girlfriend Alex Jones were told there was none of the alternative Pfizer vaccine available at the Dudley vaccine centre.
Jack began suffering headaches within days and died on June 11 at Birmingham’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital after doctors described him as having “catastrophic” blood clots on the brain. His family have since instructed clinical negligence specialists at Midlands law firm FBC Manby Bowdler, after raising concerns about advice given at the vaccine clinic and the standard of care received in hospital once Jack fell ill.
Lawyer Michael Portman-Hann, an associate with the firm’s clinical negligence team, said: “Jack and Alex asked staff at the vaccine clinic about the Pfizer alternative as they were aware of concerns around the use of Astra Zeneca for younger people. They were reassured by the staff at the centre that the vaccine was safe, and with no Pfizer doses available that day, they felt encouraged by vaccine staff to go ahead with what was on offer.”
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