Delaying the second dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech or Moderna vaccines as the UK has done can save lives, according to a US modelling study that suggests other countries struggling to immunise their populations could adopt the strategy. Second shots of both vaccines and the Oxford/AstraZeneca jab are designed by the manufacturers to be given within three to four weeks of the first dose. The UK, however, opted for a 12-week delay between doses in a.
Delaying second Covid jab may save lives, study finds
Researchers concluded that the UK s approach to the vaccine rollout should be considered by other countries
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Other countries may wish to consider following the UK in delaying second coronavirus vaccinations in a bid to save lives, new research suggests.
Delaying second Covid vaccine doses may save lives – study May 12, 2021, 11:33 pm
New research suggests that delaying the second dose of a Covid-19 vaccine so that more people can receive a first dose could reduce deaths by up to a fifth (Ben Birchall/PA)
Countries may wish to consider following the UK in delaying second Covid vaccinations in a bid to save lives, new research suggests.
Modelling by experts in the US shows that delaying the second dose so that more people can receive a first dose could reduce deaths by up to a fifth.
Published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ), one example showed that if a first dose offered 80% protection against Covid, deaths fell to 207 per 100,000 people if the second dose was delayed.
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Delaying second Covid jab may save lives, study finds
Researchers concluded that the UK s approach to the vaccine rollout should be considered by other countries
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Other countries may wish to consider following the UK in delaying second coronavirus vaccinations in a bid to save lives, new research suggests.
Modelling by scientists in the United States shows that delaying the second dose so that more people can receive a first dose could reduce deaths by up to a fifth.