An inquest into the death of a Waterford man has heard there is insufficient evidence to establish a causal link between a catastrophic brain bleed and the COVID-19 vaccine.
Roy Butler of O’Reilly Road in Waterford died five days after he got the vaccine in August 2021.
Yesterday, the inquest at Cork Coroners Court heard that he agreed to get the Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine because he had hoped to travel to Dubai.
It heard that Roy was taken to Cork University Hospital in the following days after he suffered convulsions at home and he later died.
Today, the court heard that Johnson & Johnson has received 60 reports of intracranial bleeds globally – including that of Roy Butler.
Speaking in court today, Dr Luis Anyaya-Velarde, Safety Officer at Johnson & Johnson said that having completed the study, the company believes there wasn’t enough evidence to determine a link between the vaccine and intracranial bleeds.
Yesterday, Mr Butler’s family told the court that they just want to establish the truth about what happened to him.
Reporting from Kellie Murphy at Cork Coroners Court.
