[국제]AstraZeneca vaccination’except for the elderly’ one after another…controversy continues

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In Korea, experts on the AstraZeneca Corona 19 vaccine commented that it is possible to vaccinate elderly people over 65 years old.

Controversy has not subsided in the European Union and EU member states, with the number of countries excluding elderly people from vaccination.

Reporter Kim Hyung-geun on the report.

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The European Medicines Agency approved the conditional sale of the AstraZeneca Corona 19 vaccine on the 29th of last month.

At the same time, it was recommended to vaccinate all age groups over 18 years of age.

[에머 쿡 / 유럽의약품청 청장 : 아스트라제네카 백신을 승인하기 위한 권고안은 백신이 확실한 안전성과 함께 코로나19로부터 보호해준다는 것을 보여주는 데이터를 기반으로 합니다.]

However, some EU member states of the European Union are not accepting such recommendations.

This is because less than 10% of the elderly aged 65 or older who participated in the AstraZeneca vaccine trial was insufficient.

The first choice that differed from the EU recommendations was Germany, which first sparked a controversy about the efficacy of the elderly.

German health authorities have decided to give the AstraZeneca vaccine only to people under the age of 65.

[옌스 슈판 / 독일 보건장관 : 지난해 가을부터 고령층 대상 연구에서 아스트라제네카 백신과 관련한 데이터의 질이 나쁜 것이 아니라 데이터의 양이 적다는 얘기가 계속 나왔습니다.]

France and Sweden also joined this.

Both countries excluded 65 years of age or older from vaccinations, pointing out the lack of clinical data on elderly people.

The Italian Medicines Agency has lowered it, recommending that it be used first for adults aged 18 to 54.

However, he later revised his opinion, saying, “If you are 55 years of age or older, it is useful to get the AstraZeneca vaccine,” he said.

As the controversy surrounding the vaccination of the elderly with the AstraZeneca vaccine has not subsided, many countries in Europe are struggling to determine the vaccination age range.

This is YTN Kim Hyung-geun.

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