Health
The truth about blood clots, AstraZeneca and the contraceptive pill – SBS
Blood clots , although rare, are a risk associated with both the contraceptive pill and the AstraZeneca vaccine. If a million women take the pill for a year, roughly…
The federal government updated its health advice on Thursday 8 April, recommending those under 50 years old get the Pfizer jab instead of the AstraZeneca vaccine.
Dr Jenny Doust, a practicing GP and clinical professorial research fellow at the University of Queensland, said that because women take the pill every day the risk of developing blood clots is technically lower with the pill than with the vaccine.
Emeritus Professor of General Practice at the University of Queensland, Dr Geoff Mitchell…
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