The Italian authorities stated on Friday it was limiting the usage of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to individuals over the age of 60, after an adolescent who had taken the shot died from a blood clot.
Camilla Canepa died on Thursday aged 18 after being given the vaccine on May 25, triggering a storm of controversy in Italy over the Anglo-Swedish model being given to adults of all ages regardless of previously-raised medical issues.
“AstraZeneca will only be used for people over 60,” the nation’s particular COVID commissioner Francesco Figliuolo advised reporters at a information convention.
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