Families of those harmed by Covid vaccines told the UK Covid Inquiry they were forced to support each other during the pandemic because there was no other help.
Kate Scott, who represents the group Vaccine Injured and Bereaved UK (VIBUK), said they felt they were “almost being pushed into the shadows during the pandemic”.
The inquiry also heard from a victims’ group in Scotland which raised concerns that the vaccine had been rolled out too quickly, and that safety had been sacrificed for speed.
Mrs Scott, whose husband Jamie was left severely disabled by a vaccine, said: “We are an uncomfortable truth, but we are a truth and the truth is for everyone in our group – the vaccine caused serious harm and death.”
Jamie Scott, a father of two boys, worked in a high-powered job until he was severely injured by a Covid vaccine.
He spent four weeks and five days in a coma and suffered an extremely rare, life-threatening side effect called VITT, or vaccine-induced immune thrombosis and thrombocytopenia.
Jamie survived, but suffered a significant brain injury, which affected his thinking processes. He is now blind and his wife says he will never live independently.
Jamie has received £120,000 – the maximum payout from the government’s Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme.
Covid Inquiry chairwoman Baroness Heather Hallett spoke with a trembling voice as she told Jean Rossiter, whose son Peter died after contracting Covid-19: “I too am the mother of two sons of a similar age to Peter, so I can only imagine the pain and the grief that you are going through.”
Peter Rossiter was a highly talented, classical pianist who brought music to life while head of music in a school, Jean told the inquiry.
However, despite being a key worker, he only received his first vaccine in May 2021 – five months after the first jab was given in the UK.
That summer he was infected with Covid and became seriously ill, was admitted to intensive care in hospital but died on 11 August 2021.
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