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The Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE), an advisory group to the World Health Organization, announced at a press conference on Wednesday that it has recommended the AstraZeneca vaccine for adults 65 years old and older.
Although large clinical trials didn t include enough people older than 65 to draw statistically meaningful conclusions, SAGE researchers are very confident the vaccine will work in this age group based on their review of a more limited set of data in conjunction with data from all age groups. The group found that the vaccine may be effective at preventing the severe disease from COVID-19, as well as hospitalizations and death.
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