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India, May 14:<\/strong> The government on Thursday accepted the recommendation by the Covid working group and has decided to increase the gap between two dose of the Covishield vaccine from 6-8 weeks to 12-16 weeks.<\/p>\n

Increase the gap between two doses of Serum Institute of India’s Oxford Covid-19 vaccine ‘Covishield<\/strong>‘ to 12-16 weeks, a government panel had recommended.<\/p>\n

Currently, the interval between two doses of Covishield is four to eight weeks.<\/p>\n

Those who have tested positive for Covid-19 and are waiting to take the vaccine should defer vaccination for six months after recovery, the National Technical Advisory Group<\/a><\/span> on Immunisation (NTAGI) recommended.<\/p>\n

A three-month interval between doses of the Oxford Covid-19 vaccine results in higher vaccine efficacy than a six-week gap.<\/p>\n

According to a new study which says the first dose can offer up to 76 per cent protection in the months between the two jabs, a study in Lancet said.<\/p>\n

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The results of the analysis from a Phase 3 randomised controlled trial, published in The Lancet journal, suggested that the interval between doses can be safely extended to three months given the protection a single dose offers.<\/p>\n

“In the long term, a second dose should ensure long-lived immunity, and so we encourage everyone who has had their first vaccine to ensure they receive both doses<\/strong>,” said study lead author Professor Andrew Pollard from the University of Oxford.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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