Covid
Centre to states: Increase gap between two doses of Covishield vaccine
The government has told states and union territories that the gap between two doses of the Covishield vaccine should be increased from 28 days to six-to-eight weeks for better results.
The current gap between two doses is 28 days, or between four and six weeks.
“In view of the emerging scientific evidence, the interval between two doses of a specific COVID-19 vaccine, Covishield, has been revisited by the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunization (NTAGI) and subsequently by National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for COVID-19,” the letter said.
According to Union Health Ministry data, India reported 46,951 new coronavirus infections today, a four-month high and the highest so far this year, taking the nationwide COVID-19 tally to 1,16,46,081.