The World Health Organisation and the EU's health watchdog have both deemed the AstraZeneca vaccine, pictured, safe after fears were raised of the jab having serious side effects. Photo / APA Victorian man has been admitted to hospital with a rare blood clotting disorder just a few days after receiving the AstraZeneca vaccine. Vials of AstraZeneca's Covishield vaccine for Covid-19 are seen at a filling lab at the Serum Institute of India, Pune. Germany recently announced they were restricting vaccine doses for people under 65 after reports of people with "very rare but very serious cases of thrombosis (blood clots)". The Australian Technical Advisory Group said there would be no change to the clinical guidance on the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine as a result of the EMA's findings.

Source: New Zealand Herald April 02, 2021 07:00 UTC