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Queensland Health Minister Yvette D’Ath has announced some state residents who have a history of severe allergic reactions or anaphylaxis are reacting to the AstraZeneca vaccine. “We are seeing some people who have had severe allergic reactions or anaphylaxis in the past that they are reacting to the AstraZeneca and this issue is being raised at a national level,” she said. “In the meantime we are putting in place precautionary measures that anyone who’s got a severe allergic reaction in the past, any sort of allergic reaction or anaphylaxis, that they delay getting the vaccine. “Or alternatively we will be observing them for longer after their vaccination.” She also confirmed anyone receiving the AstraZeneca vaccine will now be monitored for half an hour after receiving the jab. “I want to reassure people that we have absolute confidence in our vaccines in Australia," she said. "As the Therapeutic Goods Administration has said all along ... there is a risk category there in relation to people who have allergic reactions. “We expected this, we are prepared for this.” Queensland recorded zero community cases and six positive cases in hotel quarantine acquired overseas.
