One of the first Canadians approved for compensation after complications from a COVID-19 vaccine has filed a civil suit.
Ross Wightman from Lake Country is taking AstraZeneca, the Attorney General of Canada, the Province of B.C., Interior Health, Verity Pharmaceuticals and Hogarth鈥檚 Clinic Pharmacy to court for the adverse affects he had from the vaccine.
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Wightman received one dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine on April 30, 2021, and in less than two weeks started to exhibit symptoms that would ultimately change his whole life.
Following a series of tests, he was diagnosed with Guillain-Barre syndrome. The disorder causes the body鈥檚 immune system to attack the nerves, resulting in weakness and tingling in the extremities and can lead to paralysis of the whole body.
Wightman was approved for compensation for a vaccine injury more than a year after receiving the shot on May 27, 2022.
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