An “amazing” and “selfless” partner, mum and childminder has died at the age of just 43 after suffering blood clots following her Covid jab.
Mutley resident Tanya Smith moved to Plymouth from Portsmouth as a child and had worked as both a self-employed childminder and a childminder for Plymouth City Council for more than 19 years, while also being a dedicated mum to her three children.
When she was contacted by her GP to book a Covid-19 vaccination appointment, she immediately did and received her first dose of the AstraZeneca jab at Home Park vaccination centre in March.
Kenneth Edwards, Ms Smith’s partner, said she felt “pretty rough” for a couple of days after the jab – and then woke one morning with painful stomach cramps, so NHS 111 was called for guidance.
When her pain didn’t ease, even after being visited by a paramedic who prescribed painkillers, Ms Smith was taken to Derriford Hospital where it was later found she had suffered multiple blood clots.
Sadly, Ms Smith soon suffered a heart attack and a cardiac arrest and after a short period of stability, her condition got “progressively worse” before she tragically died in hospital on April 3.
Mr Edwards believes she would not have passed away if she hadn’t have had the Covid-19 AstraZeneca vaccine, but this can not be confirmed until a full investigation and inquest into her death has taken place.
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