‘You are covered’: MDO reassures GPs over AstraZeneca vaccine

Avant's Georgie Haysom says it will be difficult for patients to argue they were unaware of the risks given the information now circulating
Georgie Haysom.
Georgie Haysom.

ATAGI’s declaration that there is a “likely causal link” between AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine and thrombosis with thrombocytopenia threw Australia’s vaccination campaign into disarray last week.

Minister for Health Greg Hunt was quick to assure doctors that the government’s indemnity deals with vaccine manufacturers also protected them from lawsuits if patients experienced an adverse event.