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Belgium doesn t recommend AstraZeneca vaccine for people aged over 55 - World News

2021-02-03 14:36:44 GMT2021-02-03 22:36:44(Beijing Time) Xinhua English Video Player Close BRUSSELS, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) Belgian health authorities have recommended that the British-Swedish firm AstraZeneca s COVID-19 vaccine not be used to inoculate people aged over 55. The recommendation of the Superior Health Council was announced Tuesday evening by Health Minister Frank Vandenbroucke on Flemish television VRT. Explaining the decision, Vandenbroucke said Belgium does not have sufficient information on the AstraZeneca vaccine s effectiveness and side effects for the elderly. Nevertheless, the health minister said the vaccine works well for people between the ages of 18 and 55. The epidemiological situation in Belgium shows a continuing upward trend in infections. The public health institute Sciensano reported on Wednesday that in the week of Jan. 24-30, an average of 2,348 new infections per day were recorded, an increase of 9 percent on a weekly basis.

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