Quebecer dead from blood clot identified as Francine Boyer
by CityNews Staff
Last Updated Apr 28, 2021 at 11:55 am EDT
Francine Boyer has been identified as the 54-year-old Quebecer who died after a blood clot linked to receiving the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. The first fatality in Canada linked to the shot. Photo via Canada Obituaries
MONTREAL –
Francine Boyerhas been identified as the 54-year-old Quebecer who died from a blood clot after she received the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.
Boyer is the first fatality in Canada linked to the shot.
Alain Serres, Boyer’s husband, confirmed her identity in
a press release Tuesday night after Quebec Public Health Director Dr. Horacio Arruda confirmed the death at a government update on the COVID-19 situation earlier in the day.
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