An FDNY firefighter says he was forced to retire on half his salary after the city-mandated COVID-19 vaccine left him with permanent heart damage.
O’Brian Pastrana now wants a judge to award him a more lucrative disability pension, which would pay three-quarters of his final salary tax-free, according to court papers.
Pastrana, 37, got the jab in October 2021 because the city required it, and had an immediate allergic reaction, including swollen lips, chills and body aches.
Despite three trips to the emergency room, he claims he was forced to get the second Pfizer shot a month later.
“I thought I was going to die after that second dose,” Pastrana told The Post, adding he was again rushed to the ER after the second shot.
Myocarditis is a very bad but very rare side effect. Everyone’s probably (statistically) better off being vaccinated, but if you are one of the rare unlucky few it’s very bad. Since the vax was essentially a requirement of his job then why not just treat this like a regular workers comp claim like fire everyone else who gets injured on the job?
Times hundreds of thousands