A "FIT and healthy" man who died from a blood clot was given the wrong Covid jab due to a hospital error, a new report has revealed. Jack Last, 27, an engineer from Stowmarket, Suffolk was given the controversial Oxford AstraZeneca jab after hospital records incorrectly listed him as living at home with his 'at risk' parents. The engineer had complained of headaches after getting the Covid jab on March 30, 2021.
He died three weeks later on April 20, from a blood clot on the brain. Jack first started feeling ill on April 5 and he contacted 111 on April 9. The young engineer was later told by a clinical adviser to visit West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds.
Read more health news A CT scan was performed on Jack by an out-of-hours service outsourced to a separate company. The radiologist reported on the CT scan that there were no acute abnormalities in his brain. This was later found to be inaccurate.
The report also found that his death was the consequence of "system shortcomings, human error, and tragic unfortunate timing". Most read in Health The report said: "It would also have been advisable to send Jack straight away to another hospital or centre that could provide the CT venogram he needed, rather than waiting until the next day." A CT venogram was performed the following day and demonstrated a blood clot, delaying treatment by 15 hours.
The report concluded while this delay was unlikely to have changed the outcome for Mr Last, it was still a missed opportunity. When .