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Originally Posted by jfman
I see the Government have masterminded another “short cut” giving more people the first dose and changing the timeframe from the second dose to 12 weeks from 4 weeks. Once again looking for an easy/quick way out rather than put in the hard graft.
Anyone aware of any other countries taking this step?
Hopefully doesn’t have a significant impact on effectiveness and/or gets more people the Pfizer vaccine.
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The longer gap is as recommended by the JCVI. It believes there is a greater benefit in some protection for more people, than greater protection for fewer people. It is also weighing (as yet unpublished) evidence that the second dose may be more effective if the gap between doses is longer.
Given that our public vaccination programme is ahead of everywhere else in the world, it’s not necessarily surprising if we’re the ones innovating. Not everything has to be a short-cutting, complacent wheeze.
