Tragic baby drowned after Covid jab caused mother to black out

A BABY drowned in three inches of bathwater when her mother fainted after having an adverse reaction to a Covid vaccination, an inquest has heard.

- Mark Reynolds

Louise Atkinson blacked out as she bathed nine-month-old Eleanor, known as Ellie, the day after receiving the first dose of her Oxford-Astrazeneca vaccine.

Her husband James returned home to find the bathroom door blocked by his unresponsive wife on the floor. He then saw their daughter face down in the bath turning blue.

He picked her up and woke his wife, doing CPR on Ellie while calling 999.

Paramedics reached the home in Christchurch, Dorset, six minutes later. Ellie was flown to Southampton General Hospital but was pronounced dead four hours later on March 23 2021.