Germany to use AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine for over-65s
The ruling follows a similar moves in Sweden, Spain, France and Italy
04 March 2021 - 18:13
Berlin — Germany’s vaccination authority has approved the use of AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine on the over-65s, the health ministry said on Thursday, in a step that should help accelerate the country's faltering inoculation drive.
It added that the Permanent Vaccination Commission had recommended extending to a maximum 12 weeks the period between receiving the first and second doses of the AstraZeneca shot on the back of studies showing a longer gap improved its efficacy...
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