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France recommends AstraZeneca jab for over-55s only

PARIS, March 19, 2021 (BSS/AFP) – France’s health authority on Friday
recommended that only people aged 55 and over should be given the AstraZeneca
Covid-19 vaccine due to reports of blood clots, while giving the green light
to resume its use after a brief suspension.

It said its recommendation was based on the fact that the reports of blood
clots that had prompted its suspension in France and other European countries
had only been seen in those aged under 55.

Prime Minister Jean Castex, himself aged 55, is due to be given the
vaccine later Friday to boost confidence in the jab after the European
medicine watchdog ruled it was safe to use.

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