Live breaking news: 53yo South Australian man in intensive care with blood clots

A 53-year-old South Australian man is in intensive care in a “very serious condition” after he developed blood clots possibly linked to the AstraZeneca jab.

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South Australia’s chief health officer Professor Nicola Spurrier has addressed a case of severe blood clotting linked to the AstraZeneca vaccine in the state.

A 53-year-old man is currently in intensive care in a “very serious condition” after having the AstraZeneca vaccine. Prof Spurrier said her thoughts are “with him and with his family.”

“He had his first dose AstraZeneca on Tuesday 4 May and was admitted to hospital on Wednesday 18 May with severe abdominal pain,” she said.

She said a second person, an 87-year-old woman, had also been alerted to them as a probable case.

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