Germany to restrict use of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine - Merkel


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  • Wednesday, 31 Mar 2021

FILE PHOTO German Chancellor Angela Merkel gives a statement after video conference of EU leaders at the Chancellery in Berlin Germany March 25 2021.    Michael KappelerPool via REUTERS

FILE PHOTO: German Chancellor Angela Merkel gives a statement after video conference of EU leaders at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, March 25, 2021. Michael Kappeler/Pool via REUTERS

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany will restrict the use of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine to people aged 60 and over and high-priority groups, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday.

The move, agreed with the 16 federal states, follows the recommendation of the independent vaccine committee and comes in response to new reports of a rare brain blood disorder and could turn out as a severe setback to the country's vaccination campaign. [L8N2LS2ZG]

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