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Covishield’s earlier studies showed a protection of about 57% with a gap of four weeks, which increased to 60% when the second dose was delayed to eight weeks (File photo) NEW DELHI: India will stick to the 12-16 week gap between two doses of Covishield, and review it after three months based on data from vaccination in local population, official sources said. The assertion comes even after the UK’s department of health suggested that two doses of Covid vaccine were required for “strong protection” again-st the new variant B.1.617.2 detected in India. An official, who is a member of the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI) said Covishield’s earlier studies showed a protection of about 57% with a gap of four weeks, which increased to 60% when the second dose was delayed to eight weeks. With a 12-week gap, antibody protection was enhanced to 63%, he said. “But when we analysed real-life data from people vaccinated in UK, we found the protection with

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