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Second Australian COVID vaccine blood clotting case developed two weeks after shot, WA Health Minister says
A woman in her 40s believed to have the second case of blood clots linked to AstraZeneca in Australia developed the symptoms about two weeks after receiving her vaccination, according to the WA Health Minister.
Key points:
- The vaccine was administered to the woman in mid-March
- She was flown to a Darwin hospital after falling ill
- The case is similar to others in Europe who developed a rare clotting disorder
Australia’s medical regulator announced earlier today that Australia had recorded a second case believed linked to the small number of blood clotting reactions to the AstraZeneca vaccine.
The woman received her vaccination in mid-March as part of the 1A/1B cohort and reported to the emergency department of a WA regional hospital about a…
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