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AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine doses have better efficacy when given 12 weeks apart, study finds – ABC News
Waiting longer than six weeks between the first and second dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine results in a higher efficacy rate, according to experts.
Waiting three months between the first and second dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine results in high efficacy, backing current recommendations from Australian authorities, new research shows.
Key points:
- Australia’s regulator recommends a 12-week gap between AstraZeneca doses
- Research in The Lancet shows the first of the two jabs offers 76 per cent protection
- The vaccine uses new technology, so more research is expected to come
The study, which involved more than 17,000 participants and was…
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