The first batch of Canada's supply of the AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine is set to arrive tomorrow but public health officials still have some rollout issues to sort out before they can deliver those shots.
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February 26, 2021 at 8:00 am
Within a couple weeks after a first vaccine dose, people are well protected against severe COVID-19, new data suggest. With demand for shots far outpacing supply, that’s sparked a debate among scientists and policy makers: Is it OK to hold off giving the second dose?
Delaying the dose could make way for more people to get their first shots and stem the coronavirus’s spread, proponents say. Opponents say there’s not enough data to show if that one-shot protection is long-lasting enough. And they worry that changing timing now could confuse people, undermine trust and lead to more widespread hesitancy to get the vaccine.
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The scientist who led the development of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine says Britain was right to extend the interval between doses because the vaccine has been working so well.
Britain was among the first countries to approve a 12-week interval between jabs, instead of the recommended four-week interval, in order to make better use of limited supplies and immunize as many people as possible. Several other governments have followed suit.
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