AstraZeneca's COVID-19 Vaccine Safe for Canadians above 65
by Angela Mohan on
March 17, 2021 at 11:03 AM
Oxford-AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine found to be safe and effective for people aged above 65 years, particularly against severe illness and hospitalization.
The announcement is different from a recommendation made by the NACI itself on March 1, when its panel of vaccine experts said AstraZeneca hadn't included enough people over the age of 65 in its clinical trials, the Xinhua news agency reported.
The committee said that three "real-world effectiveness studies" helped inform its decision to change the recommendations, including evidence from Britain, which has been administering the vaccine to people over 65 years and older since January.