British Prime Minister Boris Jhonson said that the second dose of the vaccine would be given in only eight weeks instead of 12 weeks.
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In Britain, it has been announced to reduce the dose gap of the Coronavirus Vaccine. Prime Minister Boris Jhonson said on Friday that vaccine doses would be given to people above 50 years of age and clinically weaker people in Britain as soon as possible. PM Johnson told reporters that the second dose would be given in only eight weeks instead of 12 weeks. The thing to note here is that on the advice of Britain, the gap of dose in India was increased. In such a situation, questions are now being raised on the decision of Britain.
The BBC quoted PM Johnson as saying, the B.1.1.7 variant of Corona found in India has been found to be more contagious and more rapidly spreading. He said that due to this we may have to take some drastic steps. The PM said that the plan to completely end the lockdown on June 21 may be disrupted due to this variant. Significantly, after the rapid vaccination in Britain, the government has relaxed the lockdown. Ever since then, Britishers are slowly moving towards a common life. The government’s plan is to completely remove the lockdown from June 21 in the country.
UK-WHO recommends 4 to 12 weeks and 8 to 12 weeks gap
At the same time, the gap of 6 to 8 weeks between the first and second doses of Covishield vaccine in India has been increased from 12 to 16 weeks. It is believed that this has been done on the advice of the UK and the World Health Organization (WHO). The UK and WHO suggested a 4 to 12 week and 8 to 12 week gap between the two doses respectively. On the other hand, on 30 April, Spain revised its national guidelines regarding the vaccine. Spain said that those who have received the first dose over the age of 60 years should take the second dose at a gap of 12 to 16 weeks.
Vaccine 81.3% effective after 12 weeks
Experts from the Oxford Vaccine Group analyzed the results of four trials on 17,178 participants from the UK, Brazil and South Africa. After these results, the article published in the Lancet stated that the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine is 55.1 percent effective, when its two doses are applied in less than six weeks. At the same time, if applied after more than 12 weeks, its efficacy increases to 81.3 percent.
India’s Health Ministry increases gap between doses
The European Union has approved a 4 to 12 week gap between the first and second doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine. At the same time, the Ministry of Health of India approved the advice of NTAGI’s COVID Working Group to increase the gap between two doses. This approval has been given with the Kovishield vaccine. This decision was taken by the Ministry when there are reports of vaccine deficiency in many states. For this reason, people with no vaccination, including those who got the first dose, are facing trouble.
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