Covid-19: Fact-checking Macron s over-65s claim about the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine
By Reality Check team
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On the day the European Medicines Agency (EMA) approved the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine on 29 January for use for all age groups in the EU, French president Emmanuel Macron claimed that it was quasi-ineffective for people over 65.
He added that the early results we have are not encouraging for 60 to 65-year-old people concerning AstraZeneca .
But the UK government and British medical regulators strongly disagree.
So what is the evidence on the AstraZeneca (AZ) vaccine and older people?
Who s doing what?
Following Mr Macron s comments, France s Health Authority made an official recommendation on 2 February that the vaccine should not be used for people over 65. It said more studies were needed before it was rolled out to older age groups.