18th March 2021
Italian teacher whose death sparked AstraZeneca manslaughter probe died due to ‘sudden heart problem’ - and there is no evidence it was linked to the jab, autopsy finds
By Daily Mail UK
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An Italian music teacher who passed away a day after getting AstraZeneca's Covid vaccine likely died from a sudden heart problem that was not linked to the shot, according to the initial findings of an autopsy.
Sandro Tognatti, 57, who died in the town of Biella on Sunday, had no evidence of blood clots in his body and his heart and organs were in a good state of health, doctors who carried out the exam told Italian media today.
Medics said their conclusion is that he died of a 'sudden cardiac event' but more detailed tests have been ordered, La Reppublica reported. There is no evidence to suggest his death was linked to the vaccine, they added.
It comes a day after prosecutors opened a manslaughter investigation into Mr Tognatti's death to establish whether there was a case to answer.
The findings were also announced a day after Italy suspended all use of AstraZeneca's jabs citing safety concerns, despite Europe's own medical regulator, the World Health Organization, and AstraZeneca itself insisting there is no link between clots and the vaccine.
Most EU countries have now halted use of the jabs - the latest in a long-running spat between the drug-maker and Brussels - even as British MPs branded the move a 'Brexit sulk' and said it risks lives by undermining public confidence in vaccines.
The autopsy's findings feed into a host of other data suggesting the vaccine is safe, including figures showing that more people have developed blood clots after taking the German-made Pfizer vaccine - which Europe has not banned - than AstraZeneca's shot.
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