Actress Sues AstraZeneca, Alleging COVID-19 Jab Left Her With Brain Injuries

Melle Stewart was a hugely successful actress. Now she has a piece of titanium the size of her hand lodged in her skull.

A woman closes her eyes after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine at Sydney Road Family Medical Practice in Balgowlah, in Sydney, Australia, on Jan. 10, 2022. Jenny Evans/Getty Images

An Australian theatre star and vaccination advocate is suing pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca, after a life-threatening stroke left her unable to work within weeks of taking the company’s vaccine.

Melle Stewart, 42, is known for her acting in both the UK and Australia, including playing the lead in the musical Mamma Mia! and Channel 7’s Home and Away.