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SOURCE- TRINDAD EXPRESS: THE husband of a 27-year-old woman who became paralysed, allegedly after taking a Covid-19 vaccine and later died by suicide, has through his attorneys initiated legal action against the State.
A pre-action protocol letter dated April 16, 2025, was sent to the Attorney General and the North Central Regional Health Authority (NCRHA) by attorneys Alvin Ramroop, Kingsley Walesby, and Stephanie Rajkumar of San Fernando law firm Kingsley Walesby and Associates on behalf of the widower of Alisha Kanna Seebaran.
Seebaran, who received the Pfizer Covid- 19 vaccine on October 6, 2021, took her life two years later on May 25, 2023, after her health deteriorated, leaving her paralysed and dependent on her husband to take care of her.
The Express received a copy of the pre-action protocol letter, which seeks damages from the State and the NCRHA for what is described as a series of systemic failures.
It claims negligence, breach of statutory duty, and a violation of Seebaran’s constitutional right to life.
According to the letter, Seebaran worked as a waitress at One Restaurant and Bar in Curepe and was directly informed by her employer that vaccination against the Covid-19 virus was required to continue her employment, in accordance with Government policy.
Seebaran received her first dose of the Pfizer vaccine at a mass vaccination site at Larry Gomes Stadium in Arima on October 6, 2021.
The next day, she felt a sudden sharp pain on the left side of her neck that lasted for several minutes and then partially subsided.
‘On 8th October, 2021, at about 1 a.m., the deceased awoke again with a sharp pain in her neck. Unfortunately, on this occasion, the pain did not settle down. Instead, the pain extended into a rapidly developing state of paralysis together with urinary and faecal incontinence and the deceased also developed vomiting. The deceased was unable to move the left side of her body including her fingers, her left hand and her left foot. The deceased was also struggling to breathe and her face was turning red then blue in colour,’ the attorneys’ letter stated.
She was taken to the Arima Hospital and then transferred to the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex (EWMSC) at Mt Hope.
The letter stated that medical assessments, including MRIs and evaluations by specialists, diagnosed her with vaccine- induced transverse myelitis, a serious neurological condition.
After one month at the EWMSC, Seebaran was discharged into her husband’s care.
She remained paralysed on the left side of her body.
‘The deceased was physically incapable thereafter of taking care of her own physical needs. As a consequence, our client was required to take care of all of the deceased’s physical needs including cooking, cleaning, washing, feeding the deceased, bathing the deceased and changing the deceased’s diapers,’ stated the letter.
The letter said Seebaran’s condition did not improve, and in August 2022, she underwent a private medical evaluation by Dr Robert Lowry.
His assessment included a determination that she suffered a vaccine injury secondary to the Pfizer Covid vaccine, leading to LETM (longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis).
The legal action states that although physiotherapy helped her regain minimal strength and movement on the right side of her body, her entire left side remained paralysed, which severely impacted her mental and emotional well-being.
Escalating depression and suicide The attorneys’ letter stated that she suffered from depression and anger directed at herself.
‘The deceased started to express disinterest in activities that she had previously enjoyed prior to the said incident, complaining that she would never again be able to wear nice clothes and that she felt old and sick,’ stated the letter.
The attorneys noted that her depression escalated after she was informed by the hospital that the left side of her body might remain permanently paralysed because physiotherapy had not resulted in any recovery of function in that area.
‘Tragically, the deceased’s sense of hopelessness caused by the debilitating effects which the vaccine had on her physical health adversely affected the deceased’s mental and emotional state to such an extent that it ultimately resulted in the deceased taking her own life on the 25th May, 2023. It was our client who personally discovered the deceased after she committed suicide,’ stated the letter. The attorneys argued that Seebaran’s death has permanently mentally and emotionally traumatised her husband.
The letter alleges that the State failed in its duty to properly inform the public about the potential risks of the Covid-19 vaccines, including side effects and long-term uncertainties, which were especially relevant given the newness of the vaccines at the time.
It also claims that
Seebaran was not provided with sufficient information to give informed consent, and that she only agreed to take the vaccine to retain her job at a restaurant that required employee vaccination.
‘The deceased did not want to take the Covid-19 vaccine but did so under duress. She repeatedly told the claimant that she feared taking the vaccine and only did so because she believed she had no choice if she wanted to keep her job and maintain her independence. She was never informed of the risk of neurological damage, and had she been so informed, she would never have taken it,’ stated the letter.
In addition to damages for negligence and constitutional breaches, the pre-action letter also seeks aggravated and exemplary damages, legal costs, and any further relief the court deems just.
The attorneys argued that the State, through the Health Ministry and its agents, had a responsibility to ensure that the vaccine rollout was accompanied by accurate and transparent public health information.
They also assert that citizens like Seebaran were subject to intense public pressure to vaccinate during the pandemic, with little room for individualised medical guidance or alternatives.
The pre-action letter outlines numerous points supporting the claim and cites statutory obligations under the Food and Drugs Act, the State Liability and Proceedings Act, and the Regional Health Authorities Act.
It also refers to public comments by Government officials during the pandemic that allegedly contributed to an environment of coercion rather than informed choice.
The Express contacted Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh yesterday who said he could not comment given the initiation of legal action.
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Ppl still taking those? I didn’t get a shot at all and I’m all well.
It’s now time to free this nurse who helped free people from this poison!
There are quite a number of folks in Antigua and Barbuda who were in good health prior to receiving the COVID-19 vaccine and have since become seriously ill. I have spoken to some personally, and they expressed that it was not of their own free will, but because of government mandates that prevented them from working if they didn’t comply. Thankfully, my wife and I work in the private sector, so neither of us, nor our children, were forced to take the vaccine. However, those who did and were negatively affected are now burdened with constant illnesses and never-ending medical fees, with no accountability.
Furthermore, Antigua Newsroom published an official statement some time ago from the vaccine predominantly distributed in our region, Oxford AstraZeneca (hopefully ANR can republish it), admitting to the side effects, and in some cases deaths, of individuals who received their product. Sadly, neither our Ministry of Health, Chief Medical Officer, nor any other member of government has acknowledged this or sought to provide care for our citizens who were previously healthy but have now fallen ill, with some even keeling over and dying.
@Kreuk Agreed one hundred percent!!! WHY is she even locked up? If it wasn’t for her, more people would’ve been in their grave. She should be considered a hero! They did say after a few years there will be a lot of mysterious deaths. It’s been happening already.
Those who refuse the vaccine are putting everyone else’s health at risk. The science is quite clear and the figures dont lie. Literally millions of lives were saved by the vaccine and many more here on Antigua would have died if not for the vaccine. Even the PM knew this when he got the vaccine before anyone else had the opportunity. These conspiracy theorists are risking all our lives based on what some nutcase on the internet says. Dont believe superstition, believe science
My child who has returned from Cuba as a medical doctor has applied at the hospital for a job but was told to hurry up and take the covid-19 vaccine.
My family stand firm we are not taking that vaccine and so is our son. My neice and nephew took it, we burried her this year, she was not sick, just took in said she could not breath, she was rushed to the hospital( not in Antigua) but died shortly.
My other relatives that took it most are dead already some are very sick. We burried four in one week.
It’s really upsetting when persons make generalized and uninformed comments on stories. If it was anyone else I also would hail them a hero. But this particular nurse in question was no effing hero. She did not do it on any moral grounds but for her own personal greed. She is a well known thief.
@Arnold…you are a doctor? Or working into the eugenesic PAHO group??? How many poison puncture you or your cronnies take???.
Or you are one of those illumi-as.es traitors of mankind F.Y.S
Lawsuits like this need to filed here in Antigua by the relatives of persons who either mysteriously died or developed complications after taking the vaccine. I will never forget the draconian way the PM and his cabinet threatened persons with the fear of losing their jobs to take the vaccine. I will never forget the teargas. This was the main reason why they nearly lost the last general elections. Then lo and behold AstraZeneca finally admitted that there were side effects and some deaths as a result of the vaccine.
@arnol Gaston did not take the same vaccines which his government mandated for the average Joe to take. Can you recall which vaccine the HADEED family, Gaston and probably friends and other family members took?