In his study, Professor Choubey recruited 20 volunteers and divided them into two groups of 10 each – One group received Covaxin, the other was administered Covishield.
Gap between Covishield doses extended based on real-life data, not to spare jabs: Dr NK Arora | Exclusive Sneha Mordani
Chairman of India s Technical Advisory Group on Covid-19 vaccination, Dr NK Arora, has defended the Centre s decision to increase the gap between both doses of Covishield to 12-16 weeks from the earlier norm of 6-8 weeks. The Health Ministry accepted the recommendation on Thursday.
It was the National Technical Advisory Group on immunisation headed by Dr Arora that had recommended extending the gap between two doses of the Covid-19 vaccine. Covishield, developed by the University of Oxford and AstraZeneca, is being produced by Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII).
Gap between Covishield doses extended based on real-life data, not to spare jabs: Dr NK Arora | Exclusive Sneha Mordani
Chairman of India s Technical Advisory Group on Covid-19 vaccination, Dr NK Arora, has defended the Centre s decision to increase the gap between both doses of Covishield to 12-16 weeks from the earlier norm of 6-8 weeks. The Health Ministry accepted the recommendation on Thursday.
It was the National Technical Advisory Group on immunisation headed by Dr Arora that had recommended extending the gap between two doses of the Covid-19 vaccine. Covishield, developed by the University of Oxford and AstraZeneca, is being produced by Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII).
Gap between Covishield doses extended based on real-life data, not to spare jabs: Dr NK Arora | Exclusive
Dr NK Arora, Chairman of India s Technical Advisory Group on Covid-19 vaccination, addressed key concerns about the recommendation to extend the gap between two doses of Covishield and whether the Covid-19 vaccine is safe for lactating women.
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UPDATED: May 15, 2021 00:38 IST
A medic prepares to administer a dose of Covid-19 vaccine Covishield at a vaccination centre in Delhi on May 3, 2021 (Photo Credits: PTI)
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