BERLIN, March 4 (Reuters) - Germany's vaccination authority
has approved the use of AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine on the
over-65s, the Health Ministry said in a statement on Thursday.
It added that the Permanent Vaccination authority
recommended extending to the maximum 12 weeks the period between
receiving the first and second doses of the vaccine.
"This is good news for older people who are waiting for a
vaccine. They can now be vaccinated more quickly," the ministry
said. "We will shortly issue a regulation implementing both
recommendations."
(Reporting by Thomas Escritt
Editing by Riham Alkousaa)