People in their 60s have ‘much more to fear’ from Covid than AstraZeneca jab

HSE chief clinical officer Dr Colm Henry said people in their 60s have ‘much more to fear’ from Covid-19 than they do from the AstraZeneca vaccine (Leon Farrell/Photocall Ireland/PA)

People in their 60s have “much more to fear” from Covid-19 than they do from the AstraZeneca vaccine, a senior health official has said.

Dr Colm Henry said cases of blood clotting are “extraordinarily rare” and appealed to anybody in the 60-69 age group to have the vaccination.