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The UK defends AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine after Germany recommends against its use for over 65s – SBS News
AstraZeneca and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson immediately defended the vaccine, which has already been widely used in Britain on older people.
Germany’s vaccine commission said on Thursday it could not recommend the use of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine for elderly people, the latest twist in a row over the jab that has put Britain and the EU on a collision course.
The panel of scientific experts, called STIKO, said the vaccine should only be given to people aged 18 to 65 years old as “there is currently insufficient data to assess the efficacy of the vaccine for persons aged 65 years and older”.
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