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Authorities in Vienna will start vaccinating over 65s with the AstraZeneca vaccine, in contravention of the recommendation of the Austrian government.
NOTE: As at March 5th, the Austrian government reversed its decision and will now recommend the AstraZeneca vaccine for over 65s. Click here for more.
Vienna’s City Councillor for Health Peter Hacker has announced he will be offering the AstraZeneca vaccine to over 65s in Austria’s capital over the next few weeks.
Ursula Wiedermann-Schmidt, the scientific director of the National Vaccination Committee, thinks the Viennese approach is “by no means wrong”, Wiener Zeitung reports.