Australia reports first case of blood clots following AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccination

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Australia’s medical authorities are monitoring the first reported case of a rare clotting disorder following a COVID-19 jab.

A 44-year-old man was admitted to Box Hill Hospital in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs on Friday for blood clots. The man was vaccinated around March 22 and, so far, no direct link has been discovered between his condition and his vaccination. To date more than 420,000 people have received AstraZeneca vaccinations in Australia.

Sidney Morning Herald report

 

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** This post was originally published on April 2, 2021 **