Covid Australia: 7News reporter Denham Hitchcock returns to work after Pfizer ...

Covid Australia: 7News reporter Denham Hitchcock returns to work after Pfizer ...
Covid Australia: 7News reporter Denham Hitchcock returns to work after Pfizer ...

Denham Hitchcock is back at work just a month after being hospitalised with a serious but extremely rare side effect of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine.

The Seven News reporter, 44, shared a photo to Instagram on Friday of himself on a plane and wearing a face mask while on his way to film a Spotlight investigation. 

'Well, this is strange… back on a plane… Leaving my two girls for a few weeks shooting a story for the next season of @7newsspotlight,' he captioned the post.

Back to business: Seven News reporter Denham Hitchcock is back at work just a month after being hospitalised with a serious but extremely rare side effect of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine

Back to business: Seven News reporter Denham Hitchcock is back at work just a month after being hospitalised with a serious but extremely rare side effect of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine

Denham shares a one-year-old daughter, Kaia, with his wife, Mari. 

He added: 'Border closures and hermit kingdoms making things difficult.' 

It was revealed last month the veteran TV journalist had been rushed to hospital with an extremely rare side effect of the Pfizer jab.

Health scare: It was revealed last month the veteran TV journalist had been rushed to hospital with pericarditis, an extremely rare side effect of the Pfizer jab

Health scare: It was revealed last month the veteran TV journalist had been rushed to hospital with pericarditis, an extremely rare side effect of the Pfizer jab

Sharing photos to Instagram of himself hooked up to a series of heart-monitoring electrodes, Denham revealed he'd been diagnosed with pericarditis.

Pericarditis is an inflammation of the sac-like tissue that surrounds the heart that holds it in place and helps it function.

He claimed the condition had been caused by his first Pfizer shot, and called on the government to 'keep your damn promise' to open up Australia to the world.

'Well, this is strange… back on a plane… Leaving my two girls for a few weeks shooting a story for the next season of @7newsspotlight,' he wrote. Pictured with wife Mari and daughter Kaia

'Well, this is strange… back on a plane… Leaving my two girls for a few weeks shooting a story for the next season of @7newsspotlight,' he wrote. Pictured with wife Mari and daughter Kaia

'I've battled over whether to send this post from hospital or not. But decided after 27 years of being a journalist who's primary goal is to discover the truth - it would be hypocritical not to,' he wrote.

'I'm NOT anti-vax. But I'm really not pro-vax either. I'm

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