Harry Towers hadn’t had the vaccine yet but Mohammed’s status remains unclear. Their deaths had been seized upon by anti-vaccination protesters claiming it was caused by the jab but this was dismissed.
About two teenage boys from the same Staffordshire school died within a week of each other after being infected with Covid-19 virus.
These students Harry Towers, 15, and Mohammed Habib, 14, both pupils at St John Fisher Catholic College, in Newcastle-under-Lyme, had the virus before their deaths during October half-term.
Harry’s sister Charlotte Nugent paid tribute to him on Facebook, writing: “For those who knew Harry had the pleasure of knowing the most happy, cheeky lad out there who had a heart of gold.
“Nothing can come close to the loss we as a family are feeling right now.”
It is very rare for children to die from Covid-19 but North Staffordshire Senior Coroner Andrew Barkley confirmed Year 10 pupil Mohammed died from a bleed on the brain following a stroke, caused by Covid-19.
Pupils at St John Fisher Catholic College which both boys attended, had been due to have Covid vaccinations just weeks before the pupils died.
However, only flu vaccinations were given at the school on October 8, the vaccination service said, and Covid jabs were rescheduled for November 19.
North Staffordshire Senior Coroner Andrew Barkley confirmed Year 10 pupil Mohammed died from a bleed on the brain following a stroke, caused by Covid-19 on October 24.
Harry’s death on October 30 is being treated as unexplained, but the coroner is expecting the cause of death may be natural.
Their headteacher Garrett Murray said: “We went above and beyond what was expected with our Covid restrictions.
“My rational head tells me that we did everything we could and it was a tragedy in both situations, but with my irrational head, I beat myself up every day.”
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