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If you’re over 60, there’s no sense in ‘waiting for Pfizer’. Here’s why you should get AstraZeneca today
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At least 60 people have now died in the current New South Wales COVID outbreak.
We’ve been keeping track of how old these people were,...
I’m over 50 and hesitant about the AstraZeneca COVID vaccine. Should I wait for Pfizer?
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It’s been well documented that there’s a significant level of vaccine hesitancy in the Australian community at the moment. This appears to be...
How do we actually investigate rare COVID-19 vaccine side-effects?
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Investigations are under way to determine whether the deaths of two people in New South Wales who developed blood clots are linked to the...
What is thrombocytopenia, the rare blood condition possibly linked to the AstraZeneca vaccine?
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The federal government has asked Australia’s medical and vaccine regulators to urgently consider the European Medicines Agency’s finding of a possible link between the...
Data suggest no increased risk of blood clots from the AstraZeneca vaccine. Australia shouldn’t pause its rollout
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Ireland and the Netherlands have temporarily paused their rollouts of the AstraZeneca COVID vaccine, due to concerns about blood clots.
The move follows reports from Norway over...