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TGA finds Pfizer coronavirus vaccine poses no ‘specific’ risk to elderly patients
The Therapeutic Goods Administration says the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine poses “no specific risk” to older patients, after concerns were raised by Norwegian officials following a number of deaths in aged care.
Key points:
- About 30 deaths in Norwegian nursing homes were linked to the Pfizer jab
- The TGA says after further investigation the vaccine poses no risk to elderly patients
- The vaccine will be rolled out in Australia at the end of the month
Officials in Norway issued a warning last month after the country recorded a small number of deaths among older people who received the vaccine and suffered side effects.
About 30 people in the country died after receiving the vaccine and experiencing side effects.
All were patients in nursing…
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