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A health worker administers the Covishield vaccine during a special vaccination drive against COVID-19 in Hyderabad, India, Tuesday, June 29, 2021. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.) Credit: The Associated Press
BRISBANE, Australia The top health official in Australia’s Queensland state is advising adults under age 40 not to take the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine because of the risk of a rare blood clotting disorder, even though the Australian government is making those shots available to all adults.
Queensland Chief Health Officer Jeannette Young said Wednesday that younger adults should wait for the scarce Pfizer vaccine to become available. Young says that with only 42 coronavirus cases active in Queensland, AstraZeneca is not worth the risk for younger adults.
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