Doctors diagnosed the condition, as well as a low platelet level, and he was admitted to an intensive care unit at the hospital, where he remained until May 27. He was released from the hospital on Tuesday last week.
The man surnamed Yu (余), who is in his 30s, received the first shot of the vaccine on May 12, and on May 22 sought medical assistance at Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, reporting a persistent headache and abdominal pain.
Symptoms might include a persistent headache, change in vision, seizures, abdominal pain lasting more than one day, chest pain or trouble breathing, swelling in the lower limbs, blotches on the skin, and bruises, the center said.
The Taoyuan City Government has helped pay the medical expenses of a resident who developed blood clotting after he received the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, the first such case in Taiwan, Taoyuan Mayor Cheng Wen-tsan (鄭文燦) said on Saturday.