Thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome (TTS) is a very rare, new and specific syndrome. It occurs when a person has blood clots (thrombosis) as well as ...PRINTSHAREshareviaFacebookshareviaTwittershareviaEmailThereisatotalof5errorsonthisform,detailsarebelow.PleaseenteryournamePleaseenteryouremailYouremailisinvalid.PleasecheckandtryagainPleaseenterrecipient'semailRecipient'semailisinvalid.PleasecheckandtryagainAgreetoTermsrequiredThankyouforsharingourcontent.Amessagehasbeensenttoyourrecipient'semailaddresswithalinktothecontentwebpage.Yourname:isrequiredError:ThisisrequiredYouremail:isrequiredError:ThisisrequiredError:NotavalidvalueSendto:isrequiredError:ThisisrequiredError:NotavalidvalueError:ThisisrequiredIhavereadandagreetotheTermsofUseandPrivacyPolicyisrequired.KeyfactsTheAstraZenecaCOVID-19vaccinehasbeenlinkedtoanew,veryrareblood-clottingconditioncalledthrombosiswiththrombocytopeniasyndrome(TTS).SymptomsofTTShaveoccurredbetween4and42daysaftervaccinationwiththeAstraZenecavaccine.Bloodclotsarecommonandnotalltypesofbloodclotthatoccuraftervaccinationwillbelinkedtothevaccine.TTSisdiagnosedusingbloodtestsandimagingscans—suchasaCTscan.Onceidentified,TTScanbetreatedeffectivelyinhospital.OnthispageWhatisthrombosiswiththrombocytopeniasyndrome?HowisTTSandbloodclotslinkedtotheAstraZenecavaccine?Whatarethesymptomsofthrombosiswiththrombocytopeniasyndrome?ArethereanyconditionsthatincreaseyourriskofTTS—suchasahistoryofbloodclots?Howisthrombosiswiththrombocytopeniasyndromediagnosedandtreated?CanIhavemyseconddoseoftheAstraZenecavaccine?ResourcesandsupportResourcesinyourlanguageRelatedinformationonAustralianwebsitesWhatisthrombosiswiththrombocytopeniasyndrome?Thrombosiswiththrombocytopeniasyndrome(TTS)isaveryrare,newandspecificsyndrome.Itoccurswhenapersonhasbloodclots(thrombosis)aswellaslowplateletcounts(thrombocytopenia).It’salsoreferredtoas‘vaccine-inducedimmunethromboticthrombocytopenia’(VITT).Thrombosisistheformationofabloodclot,whichpreventsbloodflowingnormallythroughthebod