Posted on 08/23/2021 12:37:37 AM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege
The gap between COVID-19 vaccine doses will be extended from three weeks to six, the Government announced on Thursday, hoping to get first jabs into more Kiwis' arms so they have some protection should an outbreak occur.
"This is an important part of our being prepared for a possible outbreak of the more infectious Delta variant of the virus," Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield said on Thursday.
"Early findings from a small number of well-designed studies show that an extended duration between doses of the Pfizer vaccine gives at least an equally robust immune response, with no additional safety concerns."
Other countries have made similar moves, he said, and it also reduces the likelihood of rare side effects like myocarditis or pericarditis (both forms of heart inflammation).
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It seems like they should have figured out the correct spacing between doses before rolling out the vaccine. I wonder what they will figure out next. It’s really a crime that they have been giving the vaccine to millions of people when they know so little about it.
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