Doctors stop offering AstraZeneca jabs over legal risk

Sydney Morning Herald

11 April 2021 - Many of the nation’s GPs are refusing to offer AstraZeneca’s vaccine to people under 50 until the federal government urgently clarifies legal liability if patients suffer serious or fatal side effects.

Australia’s switch to the Pfizer vaccine for people under 50 to minimise blood clot risks has also raised concerns for unvaccinated front-line healthcare workers, who face a potentially long wait for the preferred vaccine.

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