Prognosis
French Health Body Recommends AstraZeneca Shot up to Age 64
- Advisory body says not enough data for people over 64
- Germany, Italy also recommend against use in seniors
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France’s national health body declined to recommend giving AstraZeneca Plc’s Covid-19 vaccine to people age 65 and over, the latest European country to suggest limits on its use.
“The data currently available for people aged 65 years or over is limited by a small sample size and doesn’t allow conclusions on the safety and efficacy” in that group, the National Authority for Health said in a statement on Tuesday.