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A 34-year-old woman from New South Wales has died after suffering a rare blood clot likely linked to the AstraZeneca vaccine, The Therapeutic Goods Administration announced on Thursday.
A record number of young Australians have received their AstraZeneca jab in the past four weeks in a positive sign vaccine hesitancy is on the way out.
More than 340,500 under 60s have received their jab with under 40s accounting for a staggering one third.
The massive uptick suggests a change in attitude to the AstraZeneca vaccine after its extremely rare blood clotting side effect fuelled hesitancy across the country.
Jackson Gray, 21, said he got the jab after deciding the benefits far outweighed the 1.6 in 100,000 risk of getting the rare blood clot.
A record number of young Australians have received their AstraZeneca jab in the past four weeks in a positive sign vaccine hesitancy is on the way out
Brooklyn Ross has revealed how Aussies could be fully vaccinated in five weeks
He said Australia has ample AstraZeneca to have everyone jabbed by September
However, he said if everyone waits to have Pfizer, it will take another four months
The AZ jab has been linked to a rare blood clotting condition, sparking hesitancy
But Mr Ross said other commonly used medications have greater health risks