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Here's the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation post from when Australia discontinued AstraZeneca for people aged under 60 (and made Pfizer the p
by SyneRyder 4y ago
Here's the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation post from when Australia discontinued AstraZeneca for people aged under 60 (and made Pfizer the preferred vaccine instead):
https://www.health.gov.au/news/atagi-statement-on-revised-recommendations-on-the-use-of-covid-19-vaccine-astrazeneca-17-june-2021 https://www.health.gov.au/news/atagi-statement-on-revised-re...
From early April to 16 June 2021, 60 cases of confirmed or probable TTS [thrombosis and thrombocytopenia syndrome] have been reported in Australia. This includes an additional seven cases reported in the past week in people between 50-59 years, increasing the rate in this age group from 1.9 to 2.7 per 100,000 AstraZeneca vaccine doses.... TTS is a serious condition in a proportion of individuals who develop it. The overall case fatality rate in Australia (3%; 2 deaths among 60 cases) is lower than has been reported internationally.
At that time, more people were dying from AstraZeneca than were dying from Covid in Australia. During May & June 2021, no one died of Covid in Australia: https://www.abs.gov.au/articles/covid-19-mortality-australia-deaths-registered-31-january-2022 https://www.abs.gov.au/articles/covid-19-mortality-australia...