A 'fit and healthy' mother-of-two died from a blood clot 'likely' to have been caused by the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, an inquest has heard.
Michelle Barlow, 51, began suffering headaches and nausea about a week after receiving her first dose of the jab in March.
She was eventually admitted to hospital and then tragically died later that month.
Senior coroner Timothy Brennand heard that Mrs Barlow, who worked as a civil servant for the Department of Work and Pensions for 34 years, had suffered blood clots likely to have been caused by the vaccine.
An inquest at Bolton Coroners Court heard the condition was a 'very rare' side-effect to the AstraZeneca vaccine.
Michelle, a mother-of two from Orrell in Wigan, received her first dose of the vaccine on March 7.
Michelle's husband, Ian, told the hearing that in the days that followed, she began to experience 'flu-like symptoms', and later developed headaches, diarrhoea and nausea.
By March 19, Mrs Barlow's symptoms had become 'overwhelming' so she sought help at Wigan Infirmary.
Doctors carried out tests, which showed she had a 'very low' blood platelet count. She was discharged and told to return for a check-up the following week.
However, Mrs Barlow's condition failed to improve and she was readmitted to hospital the next day.
Doctors suspected she had a gastroenteritis infection, the inquest heard.
Mr Barlow said the family was unable to be with her at the hospital due to Covid restrictions and on March 22 he got a phone call from a nurse telling him to get to the hospital as soon as possible.
'I knew something wasn't right,' he said. 'When I got that phone call, I expected to go and see my wife and she would survive.'
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