A doctor vaccinates a nurse with AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine at Berlin's former Tegel TXL airport, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Berlin, Germany, February 10, 2021. Kay Nietfeld/Pool via REUTERS
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Several German states called on Sunday for unused AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccines to be given to younger people, as worries about side effects and efficacy, as well as a recommendation it be used only for under 65s, have meant low take-up of available doses.
The German health ministry said this week it had administered only 15% of the AstraZeneca shots it has available, confirming concerns that Germans were being selective, slowing vaccination efforts.
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