Will stick to govt’s ‘28-day gap’ plan in vaccine: Panel

MUMBAI: Two days after the WHO recommended extending the interval between the two doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine Covishield to 8 to 12 weeks for maximum efficacy, the central vaccine task force told TOI that India, for now, will stick to its original plan of administering the second dose after 28 days (4 weeks). The second dose drive is scheduled to start from Saturday, and many medical professionals have questioned the government’s stand.
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