Samantha Murray and Christopher Adedeji are among the many who died after restrictions ended
It was early August 2021 and Leighanne was having yet another conversation with her aunt, Samantha Murray, about the Covid vaccine. The former scientist in her 50s was adamant her niece should not get jabbed due to the unknown risks. “She kept saying these vaccines were different and can get into your DNA,” Leighanne remembers. “She was also worried it would affect my fertility.”
Almost a month later, on 6 September, Murray, known as Sammie, died at Queen Alexandra hospital, Portsmouth, surrounded by loved ones. Murray, who had refused to get vaccinated, caught Covid-19 in the hotter summer months. She was unable to speak in her final days and induced into a coma. Leighanne’s final interactions with her aunt included video calls where she watched as Murray struggled to speak due to oxygen deprivation.
