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LMFM By Michael Carolan The HSE is considering reducing the weeks between doses of the AstraZeneca jab from 12 to 8, while a large number of people under the age of 50 may only need one dose of a jab.
The HSE is considering the findings of a HIQA report which states that the duration of presumptive immunity from COVID-19 could be stretched from six to nine months post infection.
The report looked at over 600,000 people who had been re-infected with COVID.
The results mean people under 50 who ve had the virus in the past nine months may only need one dose of a vaccine.