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The Covid Working Group chaired by N.K. Arora has recommended extension of the gap between the first and second doses of Covishield vaccine to 12-16 weeks.
Centre extends gap between two doses of COVISHIELD from 6-8 weeks to 12-16 weeks ANI | Updated: May 13, 2021 18:29 IST
New Delhi [India], May 13 (ANI): The Union Health Ministry on Thursday accepted the recommendation of the COVID working group to extend the gap between the first and second doses of COVISHIELD vaccine to 12-16 weeks. The present gap between the two doses of the COVISHIELD vaccine is 6-8 weeks.
Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan took to Twitter regarding the decision made by the ministry. Gap between 2 doses of #CovishieldVaccine has been increased to 12-16 weeks from 6-8 weeks currently. Decision has been taken based on recommendations given by COVID working group after analysing emerging evidence, Harsh Vardhan tweeted.
Gap between two doses of Covishield Vaccine extended to 12-16 weeks
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New Delhi, May 13 : The Covid Working Group chaired by N.K. Arora has recommended extension of the gap between the first and second doses of Covishield vaccine to 12-16 weeks.
The gap between the two doses of the same vaccine is 6-8 weeks at present. Thr working group, based on the available real-life evidences, particularly from UK, agreed on increasing the dosing interval to 12-16 weeks between two doses of Covishield vaccine. However there is no change in interval of Covaxin doses.
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The Union Health Ministry on Thursday accepted the recommendation of the COVID working group to extend the gap between the first and second doses of the Pune-based Serum Institute of India s COVID-19 vaccine Covishield vaccine to 12-16 weeks. The present gap between the two doses of the vaccine is 6-8 weeks.
Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan took to Twitter regarding the decision made by the ministry. He tweeted: Gap between 2 doses of #CovishieldVaccine has been increased to 12-16 weeks from 6-8 weeks currently. Decision has been taken based on recommendations given by COVID working group after analysing emerging evidence.