The National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI) has recommended that second dose of Covishield can be administered from 8 to 16 weeks after first dose. Currently the second dose is being given 12-16 weeks after the first dose.
Confirming the recommendation a senior health official said that the decision to reduce the time-span between the two doses will lead to accelerated administration of the second shot of dose of Covishield to the remaining six to seven crore individuals.
“The latest recommendation of NTAGI is based on recent global scientific evidence derived from programmatic data. Also when the second dose of Covishield is given eight weeks onwards, the antibody response generated is almost similar when administered at an interval of 12 to 16 weeks,” he said.
