BC Man Launches Lawsuit Against AstraZeneca, Federal Government Following Vaccine Injury

BC Man Launches Lawsuit Against AstraZeneca, Federal Government Following Vaccine Injury
AstraZeneca COVID-19 Coronavirus Vaccine and a syringe are seen in front of a displayed AstraZeneca logo, in this illustration photo taken on March 14, 2021. Dado Ruvic/Reuters
Matthew Horwood
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A B.C. man who developed severe health complications after receiving the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine has launched a lawsuit against the pharmaceutical company, the federal and provincial governments, and the pharmacy that gave him the injection.

Ross Wightman, 41, of Lake Country, B.C., says he was temporarily paralyzed and developed Guilliane-Barre Syndrome after he was given his one and only dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in April 2021.