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Italy suspends the use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine in people under the age of 60 nationwide following the death of an 18-year-old girl yesterday and reports of other young people who have been hospitalized in critical condition after receiving their first dose of the vaccine. The Moderna and Pfizer vaccines will be used for the vaccination of people under the age of 60, including for people who already received a first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine.

Italy halts AstraZeneca vaccine for under-60s

Sources:  Euronews

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  1. The use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine in Italy is suspended nationwide to people under the age of 60 following the death of a 18-year-old woman yesterday and the cases of other young people hospitalized in critical conditions after getting their first dose of the vaccine. Moderna and Pfizer will be used for the vaccination of people under that age, including for those who were already vaccinated with AstraZeneca for the first shot.
  2. Italy suspends the use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine in people under the age of 60 nationwide following the death of an 18-year-old girl yesterday and reports of other young people who have been hospitalized in critical condition after receiving their first dose of the vaccine. The Moderna and Pfizer vaccines will be used for the vaccination of people under the age of 60, including for people who already received a first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine.

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