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Health Minister Greg Hunt reassures public of AstraZeneca COVID vaccine safety
As Australia slowly inches towards 1 million coronavirus vaccinations, the federal government urgently tries to reassure the public that the AstraZeneca vaccine is safe for use.
Key points:
- Health Minister Greg Hunt says people susceptible to blood clots should consult their doctor before receiving a vaccine
- Australia set a national record of more than 79,000 vaccines administered on Thursday
- Labor has criticised the government for the the slow rollout for the vaccination program
Health authorities have said it is “likely” the vaccine is linked to a 44-year-old Melbourne man being hospitalised with blood clots, almost a fortnight after he received his injection.
But Health Minister Greg Hunt says Australia’s medicine regulator, the…
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