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Why blood-clotting case won't stop Covid AstraZeneca vaccine rollout

Andrew Brown
Updated April 6 2021 - 10:47am, first published 4:00am
Medical experts have said Australia's vaccine rollout is safe despite a case of blood clots likely linked to the jab. Picture: Getty Images
Medical experts have said Australia's vaccine rollout is safe despite a case of blood clots likely linked to the jab. Picture: Getty Images

Medical experts are reassuring the public of the safety of Australia's COVID-19 vaccines, after a Melbourne patient was diagnosed with a rare blood-clotting disorder in the days after he received the AstraZeneca jab.

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Andrew Brown

Andrew Brown

Journalist

I've been part of the Canberra Times since 2016, after reporting at local papers in Sydney's north-west. Since starting at the paper I've had stints on the Sunday Times, on the early morning breaking news round, and now as a general reporter, covering the ins and outs of anything and everything happening in Canberra, with a focus on health.

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