âPeople should not be concerned,â Ms DâAth said.
âWe are seeing some people who have had severe allergic reactions or anaphylaxis in the past, that they are reacting to the AstraZeneca,â Ms DâAth said.
âThis issue is being raised at a national level.â
The nationâs chief health officers were due to meet in Canberra on Wednesday for their first face-to-face meeting since the start of the pandemic.
People who have suffered severe allergic reactions have been told to delay getting the AstraZeneca vaccine.
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Ms DâAth said those who had severe reactions in the past and still wanted the jab would be observed for longer after receiving the vaccine.
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