Germany places no restrictions on use of J&J coronavirus vaccine

Germany limited the use of AstraZeneca's Covid-19 shot to those aged 60 and above due to the risk of rare blood clots.

Germany has decided not to impose limits on the use of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine, the head of the country's vaccine regulator said on Friday, adding the expert panel that decides on its use will meet next week to evaluate new data.
 

Europe's drug regulator backed J&J's vaccine this week after examining cases of a rare blood clotting issue in U.S. adults who received a dose. But it left it up to the European Union's member states to decide how to use it.
 

Germany's vaccine committee, known as STIKO, has limited the use of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 shot to those