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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Dalya Alberge

Violinist Nigel Kennedy says he was partly deaf for three months after Covid vaccine

Nigel Kennedy performing on stage
Nigel Kennedy says he can’t be sure the vaccine was to blame for his hearing loss but he knows of another musician who had a similar experience. Photograph: Christie Goodwin/Redferns

The violinist Nigel Kennedy has said that he experienced partial deafness for about three months after having the third Covid vaccine in 2021.

“I wasn’t in a fit state to play concerts,” he said, recalling that his hearing loss coincided with the trauma of breaking the little finger of his left hand while trying to control his large dog.

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