TAIPEI, Taiwan—A man in Taiwan has received government compensation of NT$900,000 ($32,320) for suffering from a rare blood clotting condition after being vaccinated against COVID-19. The unnamed man, who lives in central Taiwan’s Taoyuan City, was suffering from thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome (TTS), after getting a jab of AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine, said Chuang Jen-hsiang, spokesperson for Taiwan’s Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC), during a press briefing on Nov. 3. Chuang explained that the man was awarded compensation after local health authorities determined that there was a connection between his health condition and the vaccine. He added that another person who had received the AstraZeneca vaccine would receive government compensation in the amount of NT$10,000 ($350) for vaccine-related symptoms, including swelling and headaches. TTS, also known as vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VITT), can be fatal. Thrombosis is the formation of a blood clot, while thrombocytopenia is a condition where there is …