A 52-year-old woman from NSW who died after receiving the AstraZeneca vaccine is “likely” Australia’s second death from a rare and severe blood clotting syndrome linked to the Covid vaccine, Australia’s drugs regulator says.
The Therapeutic Goods Administration said on Thursday the woman had a severe form of the syndrome “with a blood clot in the brain known as a cerebral venous sinus thrombosis”.
“We extend our sincere condolences to her family,” the regulator said in a statement.
It is the second death in Australia likely linked to the rare condition known as thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome (TTS). The condition is specific to those who have received the AstraZeneca vaccine and occurs
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