Chelsea Norman tells the story of her sister, Amanda Jade Smees, a Wānaka mother who reluctantly received…

Chelsea Norman tells the story of her sister, Amanda Jade Smees, a Wānaka mother who reluctantly received the Pfizer VX so she could keep working under New Zealand’s mandates. Chelsea says Amanda experienced heart racing and other symptoms after VX and died suddenly from cardiac arrest 17 days after her second dose. After nearly three years of pursuing answers, the family finally received Amanda’s death certificate in March 2025, documenting myocarditis in connection with her death.