AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.The woman is in her 60s and received the AstraZeneca/Covishield vaccine on April 11. She received treatment and is now recovering.
2nd person in B.C. diagnosed with rare blood clot disorder following AstraZeneca vaccine According to the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), in the country there have been 18 confirmed reports of vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VITT), a medical term for a type of blood clot.Saskatchewan’s confirmed case has been submitted to the PHAC to be included in the national statistics.Health-care workers across the country have administered over two million doses of AstraZeneca and AstraZeneca/Covishield.