A German court ruled COVID-19 jab manufacturer AstraZeneca must provide comprehensive information regarding all known side effects of its experimental COVID-19 shot to a woman from Upper Franconia who suffered from thrombosis in the intestine and fell into a coma after receiving the AstraZeneca shot in March 2021.

“A partial victory was achieved by the woman before the Bamberg Higher Regional Court. On Monday, a civil chamber ruled that the company must provide comprehensive information regarding all known effects and side effects of its coronavirus vaccine, specifically those relevant to the plaintiff’s clinical condition. This encompassed any additional findings gathered between the vaccine’s approval in December 2020 and February 2024,” The Munich Eye reports.

A court spokesperson reportedly said the disclosed information pertains solely to the woman’s illness and was only required to be made available to her.

However, the plaintiff’s lawyer believes the ruling will lead to further requests for information in similar cases.

The Munich Eye noted it’s the first trial of its kind in Germany.

The Munich Eye reports:

The clinical condition of the plaintiff is referred to as “thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome” (TTS). This severe thrombosis, occurring extremely rarely not only after vaccinations with Astrazeneca’s Covid vaccine but also with the similar vaccine from Johnson & Johnson, is accompanied by a decrease in blood platelets. It appears to stem from antibodies formed post-vaccination attacking the blood platelets. Both Astrazeneca’s and Johnson & Johnson’s Covid vaccines are based on modified cold viruses.

The frequency of TTS following vaccination with these vector vaccines is not precisely known but is established to be extremely rare. As of early April 2021, the European Medicines Agency had identified 169 cases of cerebral vein TTS and 53 cases of abdominal TTS among 34 million vaccinated individuals. Initially presumed to be more prevalent in younger individuals and women, it is now believed to affect the entire population uniformly.

“The civil case is one of the first in Germany against a coronavirus vaccine manufacturer,” the Daily Sabah said.

From the Daily Sabah:

The 33-year-old plaintiff had been vaccinated with AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine in March 2021 and subsequently suffered a so-called intestinal vein thrombosis. She went into a coma and ultimately had to have part of her intestine removed.

Volker Loeschner, the woman’s lawyer, said they were happy about the the court’s ruling requiring the disclosure.

The data to be provided by AstraZeneca could be relevant for other ongoing and future trials, Loeschner said.

The plaintiff’s lawsuit for damages and compensation for pain and suffering is ongoing.

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