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NIAC recommends restriction of AstraZeneca vaccine to over-60s

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The National Immunisation Advisory Committee has said that the benefits versus the risks of the AstraZeneca vaccine may vary by age and as alternative Covid-19 vaccines are available in Ireland, it has revised the recommendations for the use of the vaccine.

It said that the vaccine is not recommended for people aged under 60, including those with medical conditions with very high or high risk of severe coronavirus disease.

The HSE has advised that all AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccination clinics planned for tomorrow should be cancelled. "Following full consideration of the updated guidance, the HSE will advise further in terms of wider implications for the administration of the vaccination programme," it said in a statement.

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