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In a reversal of its own guidance issued earlier in March, Canada’s National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) is now recommending AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine be used on people aged 65 and older.

The committee now says real-world evidence has demonstrated the vaccine is safe and effective in older adults, particularly against severe illness from COVID-19 and hospitalization.

However, if there is a choice, NACI says mRNA vaccines – like Pfizer’s and Moderna’s – should be prioritized for use on seniors, but that they no longer recommend against using AstraZeneca for anyone over the age of 65.

Officials also said they weren’t concerned with the “safety” of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 despite concerns about blood clots. The say the number of these events is “lower than the rates that would be expected in the population.”

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