AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine will not be recommended for over-65s in Sweden

AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine will not be recommended for over-65s in Sweden as country follows Germany’s lead 

Sweden will not recommend the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine to over-65s, the country’s health ministry said today.

It comes after Germany advised against administering the jab to those over-65 and Emmanuel Macron claimed it was ‘almost ineffective’ for the age bracket.