AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine doses have better efficacy when given 12 weeks apart, study finds
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MarMarch 2021 at 7:00pm
In some countries, the two-dose AstraZeneca vaccine has been offered to people between as little as four weeks apart.
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Waiting three months between the first and second dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine results in high efficacy, backing current recommendations from Australian authorities, new research shows.
Key points:
Australia s regulator recommends a 12-week gap between AstraZeneca doses
Research in The Lancet shows the first of the two jabs offers 76 per cent protection
The vaccine uses new technology, so more research is expected to come