Finland Follows Sweden, Denmark in Halting Use of Moderna Vaccine for Younger Age Group

Finland Follows Sweden, Denmark in Halting Use of Moderna Vaccine for Younger Age Group
A healthcare professional holds a vial of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at the West Wales General Hospital in Carmarthen, Wales, on April 7, 2021. Jacob King/AFP via Getty Images
Lorenz Duchamps
Updated:
Finnish health authorities have paused the use of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine on Oct. 7 in men under the age of 30, just one day after Sweden and Denmark announced similar measures because of side effects.

Mika Salminen, head of the Finnish health institute, said the Nordic country would instead give the Pfizer vaccine to men born in 1991 and later. Health officials said the decision followed reports of a rare cardiovascular side effect.

Lorenz Duchamps
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