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Limiting the AstraZeneca vaccine to children under 65 will force Health to

rethink the vaccination groups

.

Sources consulted by EL MUNDO point out that Spain will follow in the footsteps of its European neighbors and will

limit the administration of the vaccine to those under 65 years of age

.

The age could be lowered by a decade because the population included in the trials was under 55. The

Public Health Committee of the National Health System

, made up of technicians from the Government and the autonomous communities, has held a meeting throughout Thursday afternoon that, without conclusions, they have decided to resume on Friday afternoon.

In Thursday's session, it was agreed that with the AstraZeneca vaccine that begins to arrive this weekend,

active health and social health professionals not included in groups 2 and 3

will

begin to be vaccinated

.

In clinical trials, efficacy in people over 65 years of age is not as measured as in the other homologues, although almost 6% of the trial participants are in this age group, the low incidence of infections made it impossible to have data robust efficiency.

However, in this population group, an adequate response was verified through the measurement of antibodies.

The safety profile was similar with respect to the group aged 18 to 64 years.

However, the technical data sheet for the vaccine when it was approved in the United Kingdom states that

"efficacy and safety data are limited in individuals over 65 years of age"

.

In Europe,

a group of seven have already announced that they will only apply it to those under 65

.

Germany has opted for 65, while the Italians considered placing the limit at 55. Poland sets it at 60. The decision made will force the selection of a priority group to whom to administer this drug, of which 1,810,575 will arrive. doses this month, a first batch around February 6 and 8.

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