The CEO of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has in an interview with the Italian newspaper: The print indicated that vaccination with AstraZeneca can be stopped if there are sufficient alternatives.
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Marco Cavaleri, director of the EMA, said in the interview that when there are enough alternative vaccines, the vaccination with AstraZeneca can be stopped for all age groups. According to the EMA, AstraZeneca can be used for all age groups, but several European countries have chosen to build in an age limit. This is because of rare cases of blood clotting. “In the context of a pandemic, it is and remains our view that the risk/benefit balance remains beneficial for all age groups,” the man said.
In Belgium, only people over 40 are vaccinated with AstraZeneca. When asked whether it would not be better to stop giving AstraZeneca to people over 60, Cavaleri replied: “Yes, and it is an option that many countries, such as France and Germany, are considering in light of the increased availability of mRNA. vaccines.” Those are the vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech.
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