The Gap Between Two Vaccine Doses Increased in India, Shortage The Reason? May 14, 2021, 11:24 IST
The Central government on Thursday decided to extend the gap between the two doses of the Covishield vaccine from 6-8 weeks to 12-6 weeks.
Meanwhile, the gap between Covaxin doses remains unchanged. As the gap between two doses of Covaxin remains 28-42 days.
The government said in its statement that based on available real-life evidence, particularly from the United Kingdom, the COVID-19 Working Group has agreed to increase the dosing interval between two doses of Covishield to 12-16 weeks. No change in intervals for Covaxin was recommended.