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10.16am BST

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Here's a recap of the day's main stories:

10.03am BST

The death of a 61-year-old West Australian woman from a very rare blood clotting condition was likely" to be related to her receiving the AstraZeneca vaccine, the Therapeutic Goods Administration says.

In its weekly safety report, the TGA said an external vaccine safety investigation group it convened on Friday concluded that the fatal case of immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) was likely to be related to immunisation.

The TGA says it has received 36 reports of suspected ITP and 76 cases of thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome (TTS) likely linked to the vaccine out of more than 5m doses.