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Delaying second Covid vaccine will save ‘thousands of lives’, top medical expert says – Mirror Online
Top medical adviser Prof Anthony Harnden has defended the Government’s move to delay a second dose of the vaccine by up to 12 weeks, saying it could offer better…
Thousands of lives will be saved by delaying a second dose of the Covid vaccine, a Government adviser has said amid calls for the gap between jabs to be cut.
Deputy Chair of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) Professor Anthony Harnden also said a longer period between injections could better protect people in the long run.
It comes as doctors criticise the delay and urge for the gap to be halved, with one GP describing it as an “unregulated and unlicensed trial”.
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