AstraZeneca Vaccine Now Safe for Seniors in Canada, NACI Says

AstraZeneca Vaccine Now Safe for Seniors in Canada, NACI Says
AstraZeneca vaccine bottles at a Pharmacy in Edgeware, London, on March 16, 2021. AP Photo/Frank Augstein
The Canadian Press
Updated:

OTTAWA—The National Advisory Committee on Immunization says there is now enough “real-world evidence” to show the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine is both safe and effective for seniors.

The decision reverses a recommendation made by the body on March 1, when the panel of vaccine experts said AstraZeneca hadn’t included enough people over the age of 65 in its clinical trials.