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Well, a bit has happened in the last 24 hours. I& #39;m going to try to pull it all together in a thread. Starting with this: Pfizer is now the preferred vaccine for people aged under 50 putting the timing of Australia’s rollout is in doubt https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/astrazeneca-vaccine-blood-clot-incidents-spark-pfizer-recommendation-for-under-50s-20210408-p57hnd.html">https://www.smh.com.au/politics/...

AstraZeneca blood clot cases force major vaccine shakeup; Pfizer now preferred for under 50s

The revised advice follows changes by European medical regulators after a link between a rare blood clotting condition and the AstraZeneca vaccine was confirmed.

https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/astrazeneca-vaccine-blood-clot-incidents-spark-pfizer-recommendation-for-under-50s-20210408-p57hnd.html

What do we know about this rare but serious clotting disorder that& #39;s been reported in some people after they get an AstraZeneca vaccine? @MeljCunningham explains: https://www.theage.com.au/national/what-we-know-so-far-about-blood-clots-linked-to-astrazeneca-vaccine-20210408-p57hg6.html">https://www.theage.com.au/national/...

What we know so far about blood clots linked to AstraZeneca vaccine

People struck down by an extremely rare vaccine-related clotting disorder may take weeks to recover and in more serious cases require ongoing treatment.

https://www.theage.com.au/national/what-we-know-so-far-about-blood-clots-linked-to-astrazeneca-vaccine-20210408-p57hg6.html

And @liammannix takes a deeper dive into how experts work out if a side effect is linked to a vaccine, and how to think about it: https://www.theage.com.au/national/how-to-think-about-astrazeneca-and-this-rare-clotting-syndrome-20210406-p57gwc.html">https://www.theage.com.au/national/...

How to think about AstraZeneca and this rare clotting syndrome

There are two perspectives when thinking about very much unproven link between AstraZeneca’s vaccine and the rare clotting disorder some are now calling VIPIT.

https://www.theage.com.au/national/how-to-think-about-astrazeneca-and-this-rare-clotting-syndrome-20210406-p57gwc.html

What does that mean for CSL, which has been contracted to make 50m doses of AstraZeneca? And what about Novacvax? @BevanShields reports CSL is keen to stick to its plans, and Novavax will begin delivering doses from September https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/vaccine-maker-csl-wants-to-stick-to-contract-amid-astrazeneca-fallout-20210409-p57how.html">https://www.smh.com.au/world/eur...

Vaccine maker CSL wants to stick to contract amid AstraZeneca fallout

The company manufacturing the AstraZeneca vaccine in Australia has shown little interest in changing its plans to produce 50 million doses.

https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/vaccine-maker-csl-wants-to-stick-to-contract-amid-astrazeneca-fallout-20210409-p57how.html

So what does all this mean for Australia& #39;s goal of having the country vaccinated by October? Well, Rob Harris writes even December may be optimistic. "This will have dramatic consequences on many facets of our daily lives." https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/astrazeneca-vaccine-decision-will-have-dramatic-consequences-on-our-daily-lives-20210408-p57ho7.html">https://www.theage.com.au/politics/...

AstraZeneca vaccine decision will have dramatic consequences on our daily lives

If you weren’t yet willing to concede Australia’s vaccine rollout was a disaster at lunchtime on Thursday, then by dinner time there was little room for debate.

https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/astrazeneca-vaccine-decision-will-have-dramatic-consequences-on-our-daily-lives-20210408-p57ho7.html

For a peek into how the Australian Technical Advisory Group came to their decision, check out this thread (Allen Cheng heads the group): https://twitter.com/peripatetical/status/1380155287747842058">https://twitter.com/peripatet...

https://twitter.com/peripatetical/status/1380155287747842058

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