Health bosses say they made the decision after rare cases of blood clots were reported.
Vaccination bosses said they were stopping offering under-40s the AstraZeneca jab "with immediate effect"
However the government said anyone under 40 who had already had a first AstraZeneca dose should get the second.Jersey's government said the UK's Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation Jersey's vaccination programme head, Becky Sherrington, said the island would be implementing the advice "with immediate effect".The risk of blood clots is extremely rare, but is slightly higher in younger age groups according to the JCVI
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