Covid Australia live news update: vaccines for 16-39s from 30 August; NSW 681 cases, Vic 57 and ACT 16; NSW extends regional lockdown



3.21am EDT03:21



3.09am EDT03:09



3.04am EDT03:04

AstraZeneca changes vaccine name

Updated
at 3.08am EDT



3.00am EDT03:00

Updated
at 3.07am EDT



2.41am EDT02:41

The Therapeutic Goods Administration has released its weekly safety update.

It said:

  • In the last week, an additional eight reports of blood clots and low blood platelets have been assessed as confirmed or probable thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome (TTS). Only one of these was in an individual aged under 50 years. None of these cases were fatal.
  • This takes the total Australian reports assessed as TTS following the AstraZeneca vaccine to 112 cases (62 confirmed, 50 probable) from approximately 8.1m vaccine doses.
  • The protective benefits of vaccination against Covid-19 far outweigh the potential risks of vaccination.

The eight new cases are:

New confirmed TTS:

  • 59-year-old man from Western Australia

New probable TTS:

  • 56- and 76-year-old men from NSW
  • 52- and 91-year-old women from NSW
  • 28-year-old woman from Queensland
  • 60-year-old man from Victoria
  • 64-year-old man from Western Australia

Updated
at 2.45am EDT



2.35am EDT02:35

Updated
at 2.39am EDT



2.31am EDT02:31

Updated
at 2.42am EDT



2.23am EDT02:23

Updated
at 2.26am EDT



2.16am EDT02:16

Updated
at 2.22am EDT



2.06am EDT02:06

Updated
at 2.11am EDT



2.03am EDT02:03

Updated
at 2.05am EDT