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"A few days after receiving his second COVID vaccination, my husband woke up seeing double. He'd been feeling unwell, but this new symptom seemed odd.
Should we come to urgent care, we asked our doctor. No, the emergency room, we were told.
Twelve hours later, a brain MRI showed a tiny white spot. My otherwise healthy 45-year-old husband had had a small stroke.
Even after what one doctor called a `million dollar workup,' no one can figure out what happened. The hunt for some underlying condition turned up nothing. The vaccine he got hasn't been associated with stroke."