Why you should get COVID-19 jab despite reports of clotting

Authorities have reassured Queenslanders the benefits of receiving the coronavirus vaccine outweigh the risks after a 66-year-old Townsville man became the 11th person to develop blood clots.
The man, who has a chronic illness, got the AstraZeneca coronavirus jab spent days fighting for his life in intensive care after developing rare blood clots in his stomach.
Doctors fear the latest cases of rare blood clots could increase vaccine hesitancy in the community - despite the benefits of getting the jab still outweighing the risks.
The Townsville man was one of five reported cases of rare blood clots - known as thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome (TTS) - directly linked to the AstraZeneca vaccine in the last week.

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