The Kākā by Bernard Hickey

The Kākā by Bernard Hickey

Dawn chorus: Australia's AstraZeneca problem

Intense political pressure on Morrison as Australia's AstraZeneca-dependent vaccine rollout is way behind schedule; Also, UK regulator confirms AstraZeneca link to rare blood clot

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Bernard Hickey
Apr 07, 2021
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TLDR: New Zealand’s vaccine rollout is already behind schedule, but the bigger concern may our new ‘bubble’ partner’s problems getting its own rollout going, and convincing Australians to take it after Britain’s regulator said overnight it shouldn’t be given to young people because of the very rare risk of blood clots.

Australia is relying on AstraZenec…

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