Germany recommends switch from AstraZeneca vaccine for under-60s

The Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine (Yui Mok/PA)

German health authorities are recommending that people under the age of 60 who have already received one shot of the AstraZeneca vaccine use a different vaccine for their second dose amid concerns over blood clots.

The health ministry said it is recommending that people in that category should receive as their second shot either the Pfizer/BioNTech or Moderna vaccination, both of which were developed using a different process.