LINCOLNSHIRE, EAST MIDLANDS – A former taekwondo world champion has lost his leg a month after receiving the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. Dave Mears, 58-years-old, received the shot on March 4th and immediately developed flu-like symptoms and a sky-high temperature. He felt ‘sick’ up until his hospitalization a month later for an infection in his leg. The infection was so severe, that doctors had no option but to amputate his left leg above the knee.

Dave called his doctor to his home around April 10th. The doctor went “ballistic” at the sight of Dave’s swollen foot and took him to Peterborough City Hospital. Medical personnel there immediately recognized that his condition was beyond their capabilities and he was then rushed to Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge. That’s when the unthinkable happened: Dave’s leg “exploded,” sending blood everywhere.

The 58-year-old said:

“There was blood everywhere. It was terrifying. I had the operation and they amputated the leg and I lost five units of blood. It was pretty serious and I was very poorly after that.”

He added:

“I just find it strange that I became ill for weeks on the night of the vaccine which has resulted in me losing my leg.”