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Two people in Western Australia have suffered severe allergic reactions soon after receiving the COVID-19 vaccination, the state s Chief Health Officer has revealed in the wake of four recent similar events in Queensland.
The Therapeutic Goods Administration, which is responsible for approving vaccines in Australia, is closely reviewing anaphylaxis reports, but stresses it is a very rare side effect that may occur with any vaccine .
While all four Queensland reactions came after receiving shots from a single batch of the AstraZeneca vaccine, WA Chief Health Officer Dr Andrew Robertson said one case in his state involved that vaccine and the other followed the injection of the Pfizer jab.
WA Health has issued advice for travelers who have recently returned to Perth from New South Wales, following a public health alert issued for parts of.
WA s Chief Health Officer Dr Andrew Robertson said while the risk is deemed to be low, any Western Australians who visited Bexley Anestis Aquatic Centre between 9 and 9.30am and Pancakes on the Rocks restaurant between 10.45am and midday on Saturday March 13 should get tested immediately and quarantine until March 27 - 14 days from March 13 when the case was considered to be infectious.
Media statement: WA Health advice following confirmed NSW COVID-19 case https://t.co/SH5jICu4ls WA Health (@WAHealth) March 14, 2021 The man also caught a train from Hurstville, in Sydney at 6:30pm on Friday 12 March and then from Sydney to Hurstville, leaving at 7:00am on Saturday March 13.