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Canada pausing use of AstraZeneca vaccine for those below 55 – Al Jazeera English

Health officials cite ‘substantial uncertainty’ around rare blood clots and say a risk assessment is under way.

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Canada is pausing the use of AstraZenecas COVID-19 vaccine for adults below age 55, a top public health officer said on Monday, after an advisory panel cited substantial uncertainty around the potential risk of developing rare blood clots.
The National Advisory Committee on Immunization earlier recommended a pause in the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine for Canadians in that age group.
We are acting decisively with our unified position to pause the use of AstraZeneca vaccine in Canada in those under…

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