Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Oct 2021
COVID-19 vaccine weekly safety report (21 October 2021)
21 October 2021 - To 17 October 2021, approximately 32.7 million vaccine doses have been given in Australia – 18.3 million first doses and 14.4 million second doses.
For Comirnaty (Pfizer), to 17 October 2021, we have received 312 reports of suspected myocarditis alone or in combination with pericarditis, and an additional 836 reports of suspected pericarditis alone. In the same period for Spikevax (Moderna), we have received 5 reports of suspected myocarditis and 28 reports of suspected pericarditis.
In the last week, 4 additional reports of blood clots and low blood platelets have been assessed as probable TTS, bringing the total number of cases to 156.
