Your covid queries answered Dr Manu Chaudhary addressess some of the questions our readers had * Does the second dose of vaccine have to be taken on the same arm as the first dose? * It does not matter. You must try to take the shot on the non-dominant hand so that soreness doesn’t impact functionality. * Why are doctors prescribing hospital to get it? * Remdesivir is used for a very specific indication - early on in the disease when patient is oxygen-dependent. There is shortage of the injection due to misuse. Hospitals and families are trying to secure the supply simultaneously so that it is available as soon as possible.