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COVID 19 jab
Hi everyone just wondering what everyone is doing about get the COVID 19 jab? I’m booked in for my first dose but having second thoughts with the blood clotting that’s happening, I am over 60 so I’m o...
@FLClover
Everyone is entitled to their opinion but the AstraZeneca vaccine has gone through all the testing and approvals that are required for any vaccine in Australia. Same ones that the Pfizer vaccine has had too. Denmark is not using AstraZeneca for the simple reason that they have a small population, have already vaccinated a large number of their population and have adequate supplies of two other vaccines. If we were in the same happy position, we would probably do the same even though the risk of clotting is still extremely small (and the risk of death even smaller). But as we won’t be able to vaccinate all those who want to be vaccinated for almost another eight months, and the virus is still around, the AstraZeneca vaccine is an immediate form of protection.
Everyone is entitled to their opinion but the AstraZeneca vaccine has gone through all the testing and approvals that are required for any vaccine in Australia. Same ones that the Pfizer vaccine has had too. Denmark is not using AstraZeneca for the simple reason that they have a small population, have already vaccinated a large number of their population and have adequate supplies of two other vaccines. If we were in the same happy position, we would probably do the same even though the risk of clotting is still extremely small (and the risk of death even smaller). But as we won’t be able to vaccinate all those who want to be vaccinated for almost another eight months, and the virus is still around, the AstraZeneca vaccine is an immediate form of protection.