France advises vaccine mixing for some amid clotting fears

A man waits to get vaccinated with the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine in a vaccination centre of Saint-Jean-de-Luz, south-western France (Bob Edme/AP)

French health officials have said that people under 55 who received a first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine should get other vaccines for their second shot because of an extremely rare risk of a blood clotting disorder.

Germany is expected to recommend a similar booster dose strategy for people under age 60.