Get our daily coronavirus email newsletter with all the news you need to know direct to your inbox Invalid Email Something went wrong, please try again later. Earlier this month, on May 15, the NHS told all staff administering vaccinations the second dose for everyone over 50 should be brought forward, from 12 weeks to eight weeks, but the interval for under 50s would remain at 12 weeks. But some people in their late 40s and early 50s are now being invited for their second jab after just six weeks, the i reports. Sources claim the government's plan to lift all restrictions on June 21 i s on a "knife edge”, due to the spread of the Indian variant (B1.617.2), and it is urging vaccination centres with sufficient supply to accelerate the roll out. Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) recommends the interval between doses for the AstraZenec vaccine should be between four and 12 weeks, while the second dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine should be administered after at least three weeks.

Source: Daily Mirror May 28, 2021 23:20 UTC