Germany set to give AstraZeneca jab to older people
by Philip Oltermann and Robin McKie from on (#5EQY1)
Regulator concedes process had somehow gone wrong' and could soon approve vaccine
Germany could soon authorise the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine for seniors after the head of the country's vaccination committee said his body's advice to give the Oxford-developed vaccine only to those under 65 had somehow gone wrong".
Unlike the European Medicines Agency or Britain's MHRA, Germany's Standing Committee on Vaccination (Stiko) last month recommended against the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine on seniors, citing a lack of conclusive trial data to prove its efficacy in that age group.
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