AstraZeneca vaccinations halted in parts of Germany for under-60s

(Hendrik Schmidt/PA)

Several health authorities in Germany are again suspending the use of AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine for residents under the age of 60 amid fresh reports of unusual blood clots in people who had recently received the shots.

Officials in Berlin, Munich and the eastern state of Brandenburg took the decision to temporarily halt vaccinations ahead of a meeting of representatives from Germany’s 16 states.