Widower has 'no alternative' but to file lawsuit against AstraZeneca

‘We’re not crackpots… we’re husbands and wives who have lost somebody’: Widower of BBC presenter who died from Covid-19 vaccine complications says he has ‘no alternative’ but to take legal action against AstraZeneca

• Lisa Shaw died of ‘vaccine-induced thrombotic thrombocytopenia’ in May 2021
• Husband says he tried for two years to engage with UK leaders about her death

The widower of a BBC presenter who died from coronavirus vaccine complications says he has ‘no alternative’ but to pursue legal action against pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca.

Lisa Shaw, 44, died from ‘vaccine-induced thrombotic thrombocytopenia’ in May 2021, about a week after receiving her first Covid jab. 

Lawyers for her husband, Gareth Eve, reportedly sent pre-action protocol letters to AstraZeneca last year on the behalf of nearly 75 people who allege their relatives died or suffered injuries related to the vaccine.

Now, nearly two years after Ms Shaw’s passing and failed attempts to ‘engage with the UK Government, MPs and three prime ministers’, Mr Eve told BBC he has taken legal action in attempt to get ‘some sort of acknowledgement or recognition’ from the drug producer.

Gareth Eve (left) says he has ‘no alternative’ but to pursue legal action against pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca after his wife, BBC Radio Newcastle presenter Lisa Shaw (right), died from coronavirus vaccine complications

Lisa Shaw, 44, (pictured) died from ‘vaccine-induced thrombotic thrombocytopenia’ in May 2021, about a week after receiving her first Covid jab

The grieving widower is pursuing a lawsuit after he reportedly spent two years trying to address the vaccine-related deaths and illnesses with UK leaders.

Mr Eve alleges no one had ‘reached out or engaged with us at all’, forcing him to take legal action against the firm.

‘We’re not crackpots or conspiracy theorists, we’re husbands and wives and family members who have lost somebody – that’s all it is,’ he said.

The father-of-one said that he just wants ‘some sort of acknowledgement or recognition that these deaths have occurred’. 

He believes ‘too many people’ are grieving deaths or suffering from illnesses directly linked to the Covid jab and claims they are being forced to treat their situation as ‘a dirty secret’. 

Mr Eve said that despite the ‘many lives’ AstraZeneca’s vaccine has been, the lawsuit is aimed at drawing attention to ‘what this vaccination has done to Lisa and other families’.

He also added that the complaint is not about money, noting that no amount is ‘going to bring my son’s mam back’.

Mr Eve is pursuing a lawsuit after he reportedly spent two years trying to address the vaccine-related deaths and illnesses with UK leaders. He alleges no one had ‘reached out or engaged with us at all’, forcing him to take legal action against the firm. Gareth Eve and Lisa Shaw are pictured together

The claimants have taken legal action against AstraZeneca under the Consumer Protection Act 1987.

It is understood that they are pursuing damages on the basis that the Covid vaccine was a ‘defective product in that it was not as safe as consumers generally were reasonably entitled to expect’.

The claimants have demanded payment under the Government’s Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme.

The Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine was first approved for use in the UK in December 2020 when the Government ordered 100 million doses of it as part of its inoculation programme. The jab was rolled out alongside Pfizer’s Covid vaccine.

Ms Shaw, who presented at BBC Radio Newcastle, died from a vaccine-linked condition that induces brain swelling and bleeding the following May.

A spokesman for the Department for Health and Social Care told BBC that the vaccine were the ‘most effective prevention’ against Covid, but did admit there have been ‘extremely rare circumstances’ where a person was left ‘severely disabled or died’ because of the jab.

The spokesperson noted that all vaccines used in the UK have ‘undergone robust clinical trials’ and meet the Government regulatory authority’s ‘strict standards of safety, effectiveness and quality’.

It is understood that the claimants are pursuing damages on the basis that the Covid vaccine was a ‘defective product in that it was not as safe as consumers generally were reasonably entitled to expect’. Lisa Shaw is pictured above

Similarly, a spokesperson for AstraZeneca – declining to comment on pending litigation – told the broadcaster that patient safety is its ‘highest priority’.

The company also reiterated that the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has ‘clear and stringent standards to ensure the safe use of all medicines, including vaccines.’

The spokesman added: ‘Our sympathy goes out to anyone who has reported health problems.’

MailOnline has approached AstraZeneca and the Department for Health and Social Care for comment.

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