Brianne Dressen filed a lawsuit against AstraZeneca after suffering severe injuries from their COVID-19 vaccine trial, claiming the company breached their contract by not providing promised compensation. The lawsuit is the first in the U.S. but AstraZeneca faces over 50 others in Europe. Dressen hopes to bring awareness to the lack of support from pharmaceutical companies in such cases.
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Brianne Dressen filed a lawsuit against AstraZeneca after suffering severe injuries from their COVID-19 vaccine trial
The lawsuit is the first filed against AstraZeneca in the U.S., but the company faces over 50 others in Europe related to the vaccine
Dressen claims the company breached their contract by not providing promised compensation for her injuries
She hopes to bring attention to the lack of support from pharmaceutical companies in cases like hers