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Australian dies from rare blood clotting disorder after getting the AstraZeneca vaccine – as another seven people battle the condition
- Therapeutic Goods Administration confirmed the woman’s death on Thursday
- The cases of thrombosis was likely to be linked to the AstraZeneca vaccine
- Forty-eight Australians have now developed TTS after taking the vaccine
A second Australian has died from a severe blood clotting disorder after taking the AstraZeneca vaccine.
The Therapeutic Goods Administration confirmed the woman’s death on Thursday afternoon, along with seven new cases of the serious condition.
‘Sadly, in one of these cases the patient has died, and we extend our sincerest condolences to her family,’ it said.
The drug regulator said the cases of thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome were likely to be linked to the AstraZeneca vaccine.
‘Since last week’s report, a further four reports of blood clots and low blood platelets have been assessed as confirmed TTS (Thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome) likely to be linked to the AstraZeneca vaccine,’ the report reads.
A second Australian has died from a severe blood clotting disorder after taking the AstraZeneca vaccine
‘One of these cases was in a 52-year-old woman from NSW who sadly died. This case presented as a severe form of this syndrome, with a blood clot in the brain, known as a cerebral venous sinus thrombosis.
‘We extend our sincere condolences to her family. There were also new cases confirmed in a 77-year-old man from NSW and a 70-year-old man from South Australia. The fourth case was in an 87-year-old South Australian woman, which was previously reported as probable but not confirmed at that stage.’
Forty-eight Australians have now developed TTS after taking the vaccine, with 35 cases confirmed and 13 deemed probable.
