Ontario government officials officials say they are working to confirm a report of a second instance of a man in his 60s who developed a blood clot after receiving the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine after being contacted by Global News.In an announcement released Friday morning, it was revealed a man in his 60s developed a clot after receiving his first dose of the vaccine (vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia, which is also known as VITT).
It was not clear when the man was inoculated, but officials said he was treated and is currently at home recovering.After the statement was released, Global News was contacted by family members of another man in his 60s who, they said, was admitted to a southern Ontario hospital weeks ago and.