A Utah mother who says she was left with “permanent disability” after participating in a U.S. clinical trial of AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine is now shutting down the drug company for failing to come up with enough cash to cover medical costs. I’m appealing.
Brianne Dressen, 42, was a “symbol of health” when she first began clinical trials of the British vaccine in 2020, but she ultimately developed a severe neurological condition, she was woken up on Monday. the lawsuit alleges.
“I walked into the clinic in good spirits and it was the beginning of a nightmare I wouldn’t wish on my worst enemy,” Dressen said, according to court documents.
Just hours after receiving the vaccine, the former teacher developed side effects including numbness in her arms, blurred vision, headaches, ringing in her ears and vomiting, according to court filings.
Some of her symptoms then worsened and spread to her legs, and she later realized she was developing paresthesia, a neurological condition in which nerves become irritated, the lawsuit alleges.
Dressen said she was diagnosed with “post-vaccination neuropathy” by a neurologist at the National Institutes of Health in 2021 after being hospitalized several times.
The mother of two is now accusing AstraZeneca of breaching the contract by not providing sufficient compensation to cover medical costs related to side effects. She said her medical costs have “soared” in the years since her vaccination.
She cited an agreement with the manufacturer at the start of the trial in which AstraZeneca commits to “paying for your treatment for any research injury, as long as the cost is reasonable and you did not cause the injury yourself.” He claims to have signed the document. says the suit.
But Dressen said AstraZeneca offered her a one-time payment of $1,243.30.
This “represents only a fraction of the medical costs and lost wages, among other financial costs, that Mr. Bri has incurred and continues to incur,” the complaint states.
Although some of her symptoms have improved, Dressen claims she is “still disabled” and is a shadow of herself, unable to work or raise her children as she once did.
“I did everything they asked me to do. I kept my obligations to them. They have no respect for anything,” Dressen said.
“When they needed me, I was there to help. When they needed me, I was nowhere to be found.”
In the UK, more than 50 people have already filed a class action lawsuit against drug companies over symptoms caused by the vaccine.
An AstraZeneca spokesperson declined to comment on Dressen’s pending lawsuit.
“The body of evidence and real-world data from clinical trials continues to show that the AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine has an acceptable safety profile, and regulators around the world have confirmed that the benefits of vaccination are “We have consistently said that the risks of extremely rare potential side effects outweigh the potential side effects.”A spokesperson told Bloomberg Law in a statement.
Although AstraZeneca’s vaccine was ultimately not approved for use in the United States, it is credited with saving as many as 6 million lives around the world during the pandemic. oxford universitydeveloped the jab in partnership with
