Suspend AstraZeneca use for people under 55, vaccine committee recommends

Canada's National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) is recommending provinces pause the use of the AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine on those under the age of 55 because of safety concerns — guidance most provinces said today that they would follow. The change comes following reports out of Europe of very rare instances of blood clots in some immunized patients — notably among younger women.-- More...