Originally Posted by
Servo
We have been offered the Pfizer vaccine through work, under 1b. This is extended to my wife and two young adult children. All this information about clots and medical issues with CASA etc. really does have me second guessing whether I should subject my family and myself to possible problems.
Facts:
2.2 million doses administered Australia.
Pfizer negative reactions
One case of anaphylaxis in a person with a history of anaphylaxis
One case of a blood clot in a man with a history of DVT.
AZ negative reactions
4 cases of non fatal clots, link to vaccine or underlying conditions undetermined
2 cases of fatal clots in a person with diabetes and the second case where the TGA determined no link between vaccine and clots (up to 50 people per day report to Emergency Rooms in Australia with serious blood clots)
Out of 2.2 million vaccines, the majority of which were AZ.
So no deaths due to AZ proven to been caused by the vaccine in those without underlying conditions, and in those with underlying conditions it's about 1 in a million, so less chance than the risk of dying in a car crash, drowning, falling off a ladder, being hit by lightning or being murdered.
And you're eligible for the other one anyway.