Australia to consider EU and UK findings over AstraZeneca Covid vaccine and blood clots
Review follows a UK decision to offer people under 30 an alternative jab following formal link to rare blood clots
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Australian authorities will review the findings of British and European regulators over concerns about the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine – but continue to emphasise that the benefits outweigh the risks.
The review follows a decision in the United Kingdom to offer healthy adults aged under 30 an alternative to the Oxford/AstraZeneca jab following concerns over rare blood clots.
Read the original article at The Guardian