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Italy halts AstraZeneca vaccine for under-60s after teenager dies

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Reuters
11 June, 2021, 09:50 pm
Last modified: 11 June, 2021, 10:00 pm

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Italy halts AstraZeneca vaccine for under-60s after teenager dies

"AstraZeneca will only be used for people over 60"

Reuters
11 June, 2021, 09:50 pm
Last modified: 11 June, 2021, 10:00 pm
Vials labelled "Astra Zeneca COVID-19 Coronavirus Vaccine" and a syringe are seen in front of a displayed AstraZeneca logo, in this illustration photo taken March 14, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo/File Photo
Vials labelled "Astra Zeneca COVID-19 Coronavirus Vaccine" and a syringe are seen in front of a displayed AstraZeneca logo, in this illustration photo taken March 14, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo/File Photo

The Italian government said on Friday it was restricting the use of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine to people over the age of 60, after a teenager 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 brand being given to adults of all ages despite previously-raised medical concerns.

"AstraZeneca will only be used for people over 60," the country's special Covid commissioner Francesco Figliuolo told reporters at a news conference.

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