Denmark is looking to swap its unwanted AstraZeneca jabs for other coronavirus vaccines owned by other countries after ditching it entirely over blood clot fears. Meanwhile, it was announced by the Swedish Health Agency on Tuesday that Swedes under 65 who have had one shot of the AstraZeneca vaccine will be given a different vaccine for their … Read more
Denmark is looking to swap its unwanted AstraZeneca jabs for other coronavirus vaccines owned by other countries after ditching it entirely over blood clot fears. Meanwhile, it was announced by the Swedish Health Agency on Tuesday that Swedes under 65 who have had one shot of the AstraZeneca vaccine will be given a different vaccine for their … Read more
Denmark and Norway have become the latest European countries to recommend people aged over 65 should avoid the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine. Medical regulators in both countries said more evidence about the vaccine’s effectiveness among older people is needed before it can be recommended to them. Germany, France and Sweden have also discouraged people aged over 65 … Read more
German scientists will not recommend the AstraZeneca jab for over-65s because they believe there is not enough evidence about whether it works on the elderly, they announced today. A day before EU regulators are expected to approve the Oxford/AstraZeneca jab, a German commission said there was ‘insufficient data to assess the efficacy of the vaccine for persons aged … Read more
Germany blocks Oxford jab for over-65s: Panel says data on older people is insufficient – but does not support ‘8% effectiveness’ claim – amid EU row with Britain over AstraZeneca supplies German scientific panel said Oxford jab should only be used for 18-65 year olds It did not support widely-debunked claim that jab is only … Read more
Hundreds of under-65s have been killed by strokes and heart attacks because of the lockdown, a shock report reveals today. Deaths soared by nearly 800 from March to July, according to the British Heart Foundation. Experts blamed the Government’s stay-at-home guidance, which has discouraged even the desperately ill from seeking medical help. The death toll … Read more
Coronavirus infection rates among all age groups under 65 have been on the rise since lockdown was eased, official data shows. Among people aged 15 to 44 in England, the rate has increased by 35 per cent since July 5 – a day after ‘Super Saturday’ when bars, restaurants and cinemas reopened and a large chunk of the … Read more