The Union Health Ministry on Tuesday said there was no decision yet on allowing the mixing of COVID-19 vaccines or reducing the interval between the two doses of Covishield.
“There is no decision yet on reducing the interval time between the Covishield doses. As of now, it will remain at 12-16 weeks. We are still looking at the expert panel’s recommendation that the gap be reduced to 8-18 weeks,’’ a senior Health Ministry official stated.
Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar, in response to a question in the Rajya Sabha by member Anand Sharma, noted that adequate scientific data was required for the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunization (NTAGI) to make a recommendation on mixing of vaccines and at present this information was not available.
