More than £250million could be given to victims allegedly harmed by AstraZeneca’s Covid vaccine, MailOnline can reveal today.
Fifty-one families are pursuing legal action against the pharmaceutical titan, arguing the ‘defective’ jab was to blame for their injuries and deaths of loved ones.
Lawyers involved in the huge legal battle think some victims could be in line for pay-outs worth up to £5million.
As such, the total compensation bill – which would be footed by taxpayers because of a deal
AstraZeneca has admitted in court for the first time that its Covid jab can cause a deadly blood clotting side effect.
The exceedingly rare reaction is at the heart of a multi million-pound class action by dozens of families who allege they, or their loved ones, were maimed or killed by the pharmaceutical titan’s ‘defective’ vaccine.
Lawyers representing the claimants believe some of the cases could be worth up to £20m in compensation.
Cambridge-based AstraZeneca, which is contesting the claims,
AstraZeneca has denied its Covid jab was ‘defective’, arguing a multi-million-pound legal case by patients who suffered a rare side-effect is ‘confused’.
Jamie Scott filed a lawsuit against the vaccine maker in the High Court in August.
The IT engineer suffered a brain haemorrhage the day after his first dose, leaving him with permanent brain damage. He labelled the jab ‘defective’.
However, in its defence filed to the court, the Anglo-Swedish drugmaker, which developed the vaccine with the University of
The AstraZeneca Covid vaccine has been labelled ‘defective’ in a multi-million-pound lawsuit by patients who suffered a rare side-effect.
Two cases brought against the pharmaceutical giant in the High Court could open the floodgates to dozens more Brits seeking legal compensation for similar injuries.
While the jab was rolled out successfully to millions in Britian, a fraction suffered from a severe blood clot complication missed in the jab’s original clinical trials.
One of the claimants is IT engineer Jamie Scott,
