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Newsday: 31/03/2021 05:06 GMT : Germany suspends the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine for people under 60

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31/03/2021 05:06 GMT 

31/03/2021 05:06 GMT : Germany suspends the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine for people under 60

Germany suspends the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine for people under 60

BBC World Service - Newsday, Germany suspends the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine for people under 60

Germany suspends the use of the vaccine for people under 60 because of rare blood clots.

Germany suspends the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine for people under 60 because of rare blood clots.

The German government is suspending vaccinations of people under the age of 60 with the British-made AstraZeneca vaccine after 31 cases of blood clots have been discovered in younger women receiving the jab. 

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