Canada lowers the age for vaccination AstraZeneca
Two provinces will vaccinate people 40 years of age and older.
Discussions about AstraZeneca's controversial vaccine have been ongoing for a long time after reports in Europe of a rare type of thrombosis in those vaccinated.
Despite a recommendation from the National Advisory Committee of Canada (NACI) not to use the drug for people under 55 years old, the provinces of Ontario and Alberta will begin offering the vaccine to people 40 years old and older starting tomorrow, April 20. The vaccination will be available at pharmacies and primary health care facilities.
The provincial governments made this decision based on Health Canada's statement that the regions have the right to use AstraZeneca for people of any age starting at 18.
The Ministry of Health believes that the vaccine is absolutely safe, so there should be no age limit. The risk of thrombosis after AstraZeneca is estimated at 1 per 100,000-250,000 vaccinated. NACI has already said that it will be revising its recommendations in line with the new data from the Ministry of Health.
In Canada, meanwhile, 2 cases of rare thrombosis in vaccinated people have already been reported last week: the first was confirmed in Quebec, the second a few days later in Alberta.
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