By Clare Wilson The UK has restricted the use of the Oxford/AstraZeneca covid-19 vaccine in some age groupsMarco Passaro/Shutterstock Today the UK effectively restricted use of the Oxford/AstraZeneca covid-19 vaccine to people aged 30 and over because of the risk
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