Three young people ages 16, 19 and 26 are claiming to have experienced severe side effects after receiving the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine last year.
Speaking during a news conference held by the National Trade Union Centre (Natuc) in Port of Spain yesterday, supported by their parents, Farisha Ballantine, Kail Paul and Alisha Seebaran shared their personal stories of the alleged adverse events experienced.
The parents of 19-year-old Ballantine said their daughter was a healthy teenager who took the vaccine on September 25 because she wanted to return to physical school—a choice they now regret, as the vaccine left her paralysed, forcing her to use a wheelchair, they claim.
Her emotional father, Valentino Ballantine, said, “My daughter took the first shot of the vaccine and the result was very bad. My daughter was in a lot of pain four days after vaccination.
And 26-year-old Alisha Seebaran, who also now uses a wheelchair, said she took the Pfizer vaccine on October 6, after her employer told her she needed to be vaccinated to return to work.
Speaking during a news conference held by the National Trade Union Centre (Natuc) in Port of Spain yesterday, supported by their parents, Farisha Ballantine, Kail Paul and Alisha Seebaran shared their personal stories of the alleged adverse events experienced.
The parents of 19-year-old Ballantine said their daughter was a healthy teenager who took the vaccine on September 25 because she wanted to return to physical school—a choice they now regret, as the vaccine left her paralysed, forcing her to use a wheelchair, they claim.
Her emotional father, Valentino Ballantine, said, “My daughter took the first shot of the vaccine and the result was very bad. My daughter was in a lot of pain four days after vaccination.
And 26-year-old Alisha Seebaran, who also now uses a wheelchair, said she took the Pfizer vaccine on October 6, after her employer told her she needed to be vaccinated to return to work.
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