French data show 75% of AstraZeneca jabs unused

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The French government was under pressure on Tuesday to accelerate its vaccination program after new figures showed that three in four jabs delivered by AstraZeneca had gone unused.

An official in the health ministry told reporters on Tuesday that out of 600,000 doses delivered to health centers since early February, only a quarter of them had been administered.

“There is an issue with uptake… because we can see that around 75 percent of stocks have not been injected,” the official told journalists at a briefing, asking not to be named. Previous guidance had prevented the vaccination being offered to anyone aged over 65, but Health Minister Olivier Veran reversed this stance following new data showing the jab’s efficacy.

France’s top health authority, HAS, also changed its advice on Tuesday, saying that pharmacy workers should be able to administer all three authorised vaccinations against COVID-19.

 

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