June 17, 2022
29-Year-Old’s Career Came ‘Crashing’ Down After Pfizer COVID Vaccine Injury
“At 29, Hayley Lopez had a promising career she had worked 12 years to achieve, as an air traffic controller at one of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) busiest facilities in the U.S.
On Oct. 8, 2021, that career came crashing to a halt 15 minutes after Lopez got her first, and only, dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.
In an exclusive interview with The Defender, Lopez, now 30, shared her story, including the injuries she sustained and the challenges she experienced trying to get a diagnosis and treatment.
‘About 15 minutes after the shot, I noticed arm and chest pain,’ Lopez said.
‘Then, I noticed dizziness, shortness of breath, memory issues and stuttering within three days and that’s when I knew something was really wrong.’
Lopez sought help at an urgent care facility, and while there, she said, drifted in and out of consciousness.”
