Varadkar, Martin want AZ jab used on young people despite risks

Táinaiste Leo Varadkar and Taoiseach Micheál Martin have called for the AstraZeneca vaccine to be used on young people within weeks, despite the potential health risks, saying “it would be a shame not to use them.”

Gript –

I’m not sure that’s what you’d call the most rigorous medical reasoning to be honest.

As it stands, adenovirus vaccines, including the AstraZeneca vaccine and the single dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine, can generally only be used on older people, after it was found that they carry a small but real risk of potentially fatal blood clots in younger people.

Micheál Martin says the Delta variant has changed "the balance of risk" when it comes to using the Johnson & Johnson and AstraZeneca vaccines in younger people. https://t.co/5gmzQZfdP9
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