Alberta poised to extend time between COVID-19 doses to up to 16 weeks
"It's going to give us an opportunity to get more people vaccinated more quickly," he said. Initially recommendations for the wait between vaccine doses was 21 days for the Pfizer vaccine and 28 days for the Moderna shot. Canada's National Advisory Commitee on Immunization currently lists extended timelines for those vaccines of up to six weeks. "It stands to reason that you can protect twice as many people in the same period of time if you actually extend the first does, rather than reserve some supplies for the second dose," said infectious disease specialist Dr. Lynora Saxinger. "Mos...