Germany excludes over-65s from AstraZeneca vaccine recommendation
The German assessment comes a day before the European Medicines Agency is expected to clear the shot
28 January 2021 - 19:38
Berlin — Germany cast doubt on the effectiveness of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 shot for the elderly in a move that could perpetuate the EU’s vaccine supply shortages.
The country’s immunisation commission recommended that the drugmaker’s inoculation be authorised only for people between the ages of 18 and 64, according to a draft assessment released on Thursday by the German health ministry...
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