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Fri Jan 8, 2021, 11:51 AM Jan 2021

WHO: Amid short supplies, vaccine doses can be 6 weeks apart

Source: Associated Press

WHO: Amid short supplies, vaccine doses can be 6 weeks apart

By JAMEY KEATEN
January 8, 2021

GENEVA (AP) — World Health Organization experts on Friday issued recommendations that the interval between administration of two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against the coronavirus can be extended to up to six weeks.

WHO’s Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on immunization, known as SAGE, formally published its advice after a full review of that vaccine, which is the first to get emergency approval from the U.N. health agency to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. It said an interval of 21 to 28 days between the doses is recommended.

But the U.N. health agency also noted that “a number of countries face exceptional circumstances of vaccine supply constraints combined with a high disease burden,” and said some have been considering delaying the administration of a second dose as a way to broaden initial coverage.

The agency said this “pragmatic approach” could be considered as a response to “exceptional epidemiological circumstances.”

“WHO’s recommendation at present is that the interval between doses may be extended up to 42 days (6 weeks), on the basis of currently available clinical trial data,” it said, adding: “Should additional data become available on longer intervals between doses, revision of this recommendation will be considered.”

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Read more: https://apnews.com/article/immunizations-coronavirus-pandemic-united-nations-bb16e94b0726ca810835b7a78b1f86f6
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WHO: Amid short supplies, vaccine doses can be 6 weeks apart (Original Post) Eugene Jan 2021 OP
ok, what does pharma say? I haven;t hear any vaccine manuf concurring beachbumbob Jan 2021 #1
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