German hospitals ban AstraZeneca jabs for under-60s over blood clot fears

Berlin and Munich have banned AstraZeneca jabs for under-60s over blood clot fears a day after Canada also stopped administering the vaccine to under-55s. The suspension was taken as a ‘precautionary measure,’ Berlin’s health minister said, ahead of a meeting later today of 16 state representatives.  Earlier the prestigious Charite hospital in Berlin announced it … Read more

Under-60s are almost THREE TIMES more infectious than the elderly

People under the age of 60 are 2.78 times more likely to spread the coronavirus than the elderly, data from the US reveals.  It also found young people are more likely to be superspreaders of Covid-19 than people over 60.  Scientists have been discovering over the course of the pandemic that a small percentage of … Read more