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Ben Mitchell & Sam Elliott-Gibbs

Girl, 15, died 'astonishingly quickly' on day she was due to receive her Covid vaccine

A teenage girl died after deteriorating "astonishingly" quickly after suffering a rare inflammation of the heart linked to Covid-19, an inquest has heard.

Talented kickboxer Jorja Halliday, from Portsmouth, Hampshire, died at the Queen Alexandra Hospital on September 28 2021 after being referred as an emergency by her GP after her heart began beating fast and she struggled to keep food down.

The 15-year-old's mother, Tracey Halliday, said that Jorja died on the day that she was due to have her Covid-19 vaccine.

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