19 Apr 2021

Covid-19 vaccines and blood clots, explained

From Afternoons, 1:16 pm on 19 April 2021

Reports have been coming in from overseas about blood clots in people who've been vaccinated with the AstraZeneca or Janssen Covid-19 vaccinations. 

Vaccinologist and Associate Professor in the University of Auckland's Faculty of Medical and Health sciences Helen Petousis explains why this is happening, and how it's being investigated.

The  AstraZeneca vaccine.

Photo: Soumyabrata Roy/NurPhoto/AFP