Top EMA official suggests ditching AstraZeneca jab

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Marco Cavaleri says it might be worth dropping it while there are alternatives. FMTNews AstraZeneca

ROME: A top official in the European Medicines Agency said it might be worth abandoning AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine for all age groups where alternatives are available, in an interview published yesterday.

Asked if it would not be better to ban AstraZeneca including for the over 60s, Cavaleri said: “Yes, and it is an option that many countries, such as France and Germany, are considering in the light of the increased availability of mRNA vaccines. He noted the single-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine has “fewer problems than AstraZeneca” while noting it had been less widely used.

 

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