Peace of mind: why AstraZeneca vaccine is a no brainer - The Transcontinental

The rare chance of a blood clot didn't scare James Rule away from getting the AstraZeneca vaccine - he was more frightened of passing on the virus to a vulnerable relative. "If they get COVID-19 they'll probably die, and the rest of my family works in healthcare, so they'd already had it done," the 29-year-old software developer from Wollongong, south of Sydney, said. "It seemed silly that I'd be the only person in the family not vaccinated. "I wasn't eligible for Pfizer, so I talked to my GP, he said AstraZeneca was fine, and I got it within a week." AstraZeneca makes up the majority of Australia's vaccine supply, but there is a three-in-100,000 (or 0.003 per cent) risk of people between 20 and 59 developing a life-threatening blood clot after receiving it. For this reason, it was initially restricted to over-60s, until the highly contagious Delta outbreak in Sydney. The death rate for COVID-19 cases in the 20-59 age range in NSW is 20 times higher than the risk of a blood clot from the AstraZeneca vaccine. READ MORE: Tim Lawson, a 47-year-old teacher, also from Wollongong, has also had the AstraZeneca shot. He said he wanted to protect himself and others from COVID-19. "I looked at the probability of getting a blood clot, and it was just way too low to worry about," Mr Lawson said. "I knew I would have to wait to get Pfizer, and I think the quicker everyone gets vaccinated the better. The later you leave it the slower everything is going to get back to normal." Both experienced some flu-like symptoms in the 24 hours following their vaccination, but say the peace of mind was worth it. "I feel like I did the right thing - it's a weight off my shoulders," Mr Rule said. The men said while they understood the hesitation some people feel towards the Astra-Zeneca vaccine, the cure was to ask the experts. "There's people who are always going to be negative," Mr Lawson said. "But vaccinations aren't a new thing, we all get vaccinated for so many things already. This is Australia - we have good standards around health care, and you have to put your faith in that system."

The rare chance of a blood clot didn't scare James Rule away from getting the AstraZeneca vaccine - he was more frightened of passing on the virus to a vulnerable relative.

"If they get COVID-19 they'll probably die, and the rest of my family works in healthcare, so they'd already had it done," the 29-year-old software developer from Wollongong, south of Sydney, said.

"It seemed silly that I'd be the only person in the family not vaccinated.

"I wasn't eligible for Pfizer, so I talked to my GP, he said AstraZeneca was fine, and I got it within a week."

AstraZeneca makes up the majority of Australia's vaccine supply, but there is a three-in-100,000 (or 0.003 per cent) risk of people between 20 and 59 developing a life-threatening blood clot after receiving it.

For this reason, it was initially restricted to over-60s, until the highly contagious Delta outbreak in Sydney.

The death rate for COVID-19 cases in the 20-59 age range in NSW is 20 times higher than the risk of a blood clot from the AstraZeneca vaccine.

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Tim Lawson, a 47-year-old teacher, also from Wollongong, has also had the AstraZeneca shot. He said he wanted to protect himself and others from COVID-19.

"I looked at the probability of getting a blood clot, and it was just way too low to worry about," Mr Lawson said.

Tim Lawson, from Berkeley, said his only regret about the AstraZeneca vaccine was "not getting it sooner". Picture: Adam McLean.

"I knew I would have to wait to get Pfizer, and I think the quicker everyone gets vaccinated the better. The later you leave it the slower everything is going to get back to normal."

Both experienced some flu-like symptoms in the 24 hours following their vaccination, but say the peace of mind was worth it.

"I feel like I did the right thing - it's a weight off my shoulders," Mr Rule said.

The men said while they understood the hesitation some people feel towards the Astra-Zeneca vaccine, the cure was to ask the experts.

"There's people who are always going to be negative," Mr Lawson said.

"But vaccinations aren't a new thing, we all get vaccinated for so many things already. This is Australia - we have good standards around health care, and you have to put your faith in that system."

This story Peace of mind: AstraZeneca a no-brainer for 29 year old first appeared on Illawarra Mercury.

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Peace of mind: why AstraZeneca vaccine is a no brainer - The Transcontinental

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