TGA links deaths of 44yo Tasmanian man and 48yo Victorian woman to AstraZeneca vaccine
A 44-year-old Tasmanian man and a 48-year-old Victorian woman have died after receiving the first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine, the Therapeutic Goods Administration says.
22 July 2021
The Therapeutic Goods Administration has been notified of two more fatal cases of the rare blood clotting disorder related to AstraZeneca.
One is a 44-year-old man from Tasmania, and the other a 48-year-old woman from Victoria, reported as a probable thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome (TTS) case last week.
Tasmanian State Health Commander Kathrine Morgan-Wicks said the man was a confirmed case of TTS.