Opinion: Based on the real-life data from the UK and other countries, the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine is proving its worth
So, who hasn’t done it, perhaps added a couple of months to your age to sneak into a bar, or fudged the numbers down slightly to the closest round number when asked? Hell, even Humphrey Bogart was known to outright lie about his age.to those aged 40 to 49 years to register their interest to receive the Pfizer vaccine from the Sydney Olympic Park vaccination hub, some of us might be wishing we could add or subtract a few years so we could get those shots.
It started when the revisions to the age recommendations around the AstraZeneca vaccine made it the preferred vaccine for older adults . There have even been suggestions that “ageism” is at play. Social media channels are abuzz with commentary that older members of the community should not be reduced to having a vaccine that is not the “gold standard”.
But even if fudging your age for vaccination were possible , there really is no need. Importantly, data is emerging that compares the effectiveness of the two COVID-19 vaccines in our vaccination program in the real world as opposed to clinical trials. A Public Health England study released this week, based on the rollout of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine, demonstrated
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