Minister looking into claims woman died of blood clot weeks after jab
Health Minister Chris Fearne has asked Mater Dei's chief medical officer to look into claims that a "healthy" woman died three weeks after she was given the AstraZenica vaccine. The victim's husband said his 67-year-old wife died of a blood clot three weeks after getting the AstraZenica vaccine. He also claimed she was perfectly healthy before her death, according to an online report in the digital platform SideStreet. The report says the couple received their vaccine on March 13, before the woman became feverish and died on Easter Sunday. Times of Malta has tried to reach out to the woman's family but they have refused to give any further comments. When contacted, Fearne said no adverse reaction report had been relayed to the Malta Medicines Authority about this particular case. "We have always been transparent, and we can assure you we have no intention of covering anything up," the minister said. The claims will now be investigated by the chief medical officer, he said. Earlier on Friday, public health chief Charmaine Gauci said two cases of blood clots were reported to the Malta Medicines Authority though they had "no confirmed link" to any COVID-19 vaccine. Gauci also...