Updated 14.31
No verdict has been reached at the inquest into the death of a Waterford man five days after he got the COVID-19 vaccine in 2021.
23-year-old Roy Butler died of a catastrophic brain bleed three years ago on August, 17th.
Mr Butler from O’Reilly Road in Waterford received the Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine and suffered a brain bleed five days later.
This week, Cork Coroners Court heard that Roy had complained to friends over text message that he didn’t feel well after receiving the vaccine.
He was taken to Cork University Hospital where he died of a spontaneous intracerebral haemorrhage.
Earlier today, Assistant State Pathologist Dr Margaret Bolster said there was not enough evidence to show a causal link between the bleed and the vaccine.
Dr Bolster said, although Mr Butler’s death was extremely rare, more evidence would be needed to connect the brain bleed with the vaccine adding that she could not “rule it in or rule it out”.
She described his death as “baffling.”
This afternoon, Cork City Cornoner Philp Comyn said he wanted to take time to consider his verdict after hearing the complicated and moving testimony over the past three days.
He will deliver his verdict in the coming weeks.
Reporting from Kellie Murphy at Cork Coroners Court.
