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#Germany recommends Oxford Covid #vaccine not be used on over-65s | @philipoltermann @guardian bit.ly/39nnAlg #SARSCoV2 #COVID19 #PublicHealth #VaccinesWork #AstraZeneca #VaccineTrials #Efficacy #Over65s @ASTRAZENECAUK @BorisJohnson @MHRAgovuk @rki_de @EMA_News

1/ Boris Johnson, the UK prime minister, said: “This is a local German decision and the EMA will, as I understand it, will be approving it for general use

2/ and I think that’s a very sensible of the EMA, because that is the vaccine our own MHRA has said produces an immune response in all age groups, as a good vaccine, so I’m confident about it.”

3/ From UK DHSC & MHRA report "Information for UK healthcare professionals on COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca" bit.ly/3qXLBVN :

4/ "Elderly population Efficacy and safety data are currently limited in individuals greater than or equal to 65 years of age (see sections 4.8 and 5.1).

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