Countries should stop giving the AstraZeneca vaccine to people over 60, the team leader said in a statement on Sunday. COVID-19 of the EU drug regulator because of fears of rare thrombosis cases being observed.
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) believes that the Astrazeneca vaccine is safe for all age groups, but there are many countries in the European Union that have stopped giving it to people aged 50 to 65.
According to what the head of the special group said COVID-19 Marco Cavaleri in the Italian newspaper La Stampa, "in the context of the pandemic, our position was and is that the benefits outweigh the risks for all age groups."
However, as the number of incidents COVID-19 and given that the younger population is less exposed to the risks associated with the disease, Cavaleri said it would be better to use mRNA technology vaccines such as those of Moderna and Pfizer.
Asked if health authorities should avoid giving the Astrazeneca vaccine to people over the age of 60, Cavaleri said: "Yes, and many countries, such as France and Germany, are considering it in the light of greater vaccine availability. mRNA ».