“We are provisionally stopping vaccinations with AstraZeneca for under-60s,” said the German capital’s health minister Dilek Kalayci, adding that it was a “precautionary measure” while the city awaited an official recommendation from federal health authorities. “We have no serious cases of side effects in Berlin,” Kalayci explained, adding that “everyone who has already received a first jab of AstraZeneca has very good protection”. Almost all cases are reportedly in younger and middle-aged women, prompting several German hospitals to suspend the use of the jab for women under 55 this week. READ ALSO: IN NUMBERS: How badly did the AstraZeneca suspension hit Germany’s vaccine rollout? READ ALSO: Blood clots ‘very likely’ linked to AstraZeneca vaccine, says German health expert

Source: The Local March 30, 2021 12:54 UTC