French take-up rate of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine shot at 24%-official

Reuters | Paris | Updated: 02-03-2021 17:22 IST | Created: 02-03-2021 17:21 IST
French take-up rate of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine shot at 24%-official
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The utilisation rate in France of COVID-19 vaccines made by AstraZeneca stood at 24% as of Feb. 28, an official with the French health ministry said on Tuesday, well below a target set at 80-85%

This compares with 82% for vaccines made by Pfizer/BioNTech and 37% for those made by Moderna.

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