Covid-19 vaccination: What’s the evidence for extending the dosing interval?
Gareth Iacobucci, Elisabeth Mahase
Abstract
On 30 December the four UK chief medical officers announced that the second doses of the covid vaccines should be given towards the end of 12 weeks rather than in the previously recommended 3-4 weeks. <b>Gareth Iacobucci</b> and <b>Elisabeth Mahase</b> look at the questions this has raised
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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakVaccinationSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Interval (graph theory)MedicineDosingFamily medicineVirologyPediatricsInternal medicineOutbreakMathematicsCombinatoricsInfectious disease (medical specialty)DiseaseSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchCOVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesVaccine Coverage and Hesitancy