HKU microbiologist Ho Pak-leung said the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine is most effective when the time gap between receiving the two jabs is wider. A health expert said the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine - which has been approved for use in the UK - is most effective when the time gap between receiving the two jabs is wider. HKU microbiologist Ho Pak-leung said on a radio program today that unpublished data suggests that leaving a longer gap between the first and second doses of the Covid jabs can increase the overall effectiveness of the jab. “By getting the second jab after 12 weeks instead of six weeks, it was found to be 70% effective after receiving the first dose,” said Ho. In view of some political parties suggesting to authorities that they should offer incentives to encourage people to get the Covid jabs, he said this should never be the main strategy.

Source: The Standard December 31, 2020 04:07 UTC