and also future variants. the oxford team also said today that a third dose of their vaccine given more than six months after the second boosts the immune system. but expert opinion is still divided on whether booster doses should be roled out. i think it is very likely that we are going to need to give booster doses as the immune response to the vaccines wane, but we still do not really know how long lasting or how stable the immune response is going to be to the existing vaccine regimes. i think we need to watch and see whether it is clear that the vaccine induced immunity is waning. and then consider boosting. there was some good news also for countries which do not even know when their second doses of the oxford astrazeneca vaccine will be delivered. oxford s research suggests that longer delays between the first and second doses, perhaps even of up to 45 weeks, actually
response to the vaccines wane, but we still do not really know how long lasting or how stable the immune response is going to be to the existing vaccine regimes. i think we need to watch and see whether it is clear that the vaccine induced immunity is waning, and then consider boosting. there was some good news also for countries which do not even know when their second doses of the 0xford astrazeneca vaccine will be delivered. 0xford s research suggests that longer delays between the first and second doses, perhaps even of up to 45 weeks, actually leads to a stronger immune response. naomi grimley, bbc news. a service of thanksgiving is to be held at st paul s cathedral, to recognise the work of nhs staff who ve been on the front line throughout the pandemic. it will take place on the 5thjuly, the same date as the nhs in england was founded,
on whether booster doses should be rolled out. i think it is very likely that we are going to need to give booster doses, as the immune response to the vaccines wane, but we still do not really know how long lasting or how stable the immune response is going to be to the existing vaccine regimes. i think we need to watch and see whether it is clear that the vaccine induced immunity is waning, and then consider boosting. there was some good news, also, for countries which do not even know when their second doses of the oxford astrazeneca vaccine will be delivered. 0xford s research suggests that longer delays between the first and second doses, perhaps even of up to a5 weeks, actually leads to a stronger immune response. naomi grimley, bbc news. last month a two year old girl called harper lee fanthorpe died in hospital after swallowing a button battery from a remote control.
we re using in the uk, so there is no immediate urgency around the delta variant. so this is much more about being prepared for this quite testing variant, the south african one, and also future variants. the oxford team also said today that a third dose of their vaccine, given more than six months after the second, boosts the immune system. but expert opinion is still divided on whether booster doses should be rolled out. i think it is very likely that we are going to need to give booster doses, as the immune response to the vaccines wane, but we still do not really know how long lasting or how stable the immune response is going to be to the existing vaccine regimes. i think we need to watch and see whether it is clear that the vaccine induced immunity is waning, and then consider boosting. there was some good news, also, for countries which do not even know when their second doses of the oxford astrazeneca vaccine will be delivered. oxford s research suggests that longer delays betw