Australia to investigate two deaths for possible links to Covid-19 vaccine

Two men died in the country's most populous state of New South Wales (NSW). [Reuters]

Australia’s medicines regulator will investigate two deaths for possible links to the Covid-19 vaccine, raising fresh concerns as the country seeks to accelerate an immunisation programme that has widely missed its initial vaccination targets.

"All reports ... of death following vaccination are reviewed to assess the likelihood that the vaccine contributed to the event or medical condition that led to a fatal outcome," the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) said on Thursday.