Pharmacist Mario Linaksita, right, administers the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine to Sharon Berringer, 56, at University Pharmacy, in Vancouver, British Columbia. Photo / APPharmacist Mario Linaksita, right, administers the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine to Sharon Berringer, 56, at University Pharmacy, in Vancouver, British Columbia. Photo / APAustralian health officials will continue to administer AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccinations after a Melbourne man who had received the jab fell ill with a rare blood clotting condition. He said the illness was "likely" related to the vaccine, but investigations continue and there is no definitive evidence of any link. Nevertheless, the relatively minor risk of rare cases of blood clotting was lesser than the risk of Covid-19 outbreaks, Mr Kidd said.

Source: New Zealand Herald April 03, 2021 06:33 UTC