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Delaying Inoculation Of COVID Recovered People Scientific: NTAGI Head
Supporting the Centre over extension of gap between COVID recovery and vaccination of a person, Dr NK Arora on May 24 said the decision is based on scientific findings. The National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation chairperson said, "We use scientific evidence and make the best use of vaccines.” Earlier, the Centre-constituted expert group for COVID-19 vaccination had recommended the gap of three months between COVID recovery… read-more
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Courtesy: Hindustan Times
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Govt Panel Wants Covishield Dose Gap To Be Increased To 12-16 Weeks
As India runs short of vaccines, the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunization has recommended extending the Covishield dose-gap to 12-16 weeks. It also advised lab-tested COVID-19 patients to defer from vaccination for six months after recovering. Besides, it said the pregnant women will be allowed to choose between the two vaccines and lactating ones can get vaccinated anytime after delivery. Meanwhile, there are no updates for… read-more
Tags: NTAGI, COVISHIELD, Covaxin, Covid-19, Dose Gap
Courtesy: The Times of India
