The central government on Monday has asked the states and Union territories to increase the interval between the two doses of the Covishield, one of the two Covid-19 vaccines being given across the country as part of natiowide inoculation drive. The Centre has asked states to administer the second dose to beneficiaries after four to eight weeks of the first dose. The interval was earlier fixed at four to six weeks after the first dose. COVISHIELD, has been revisited by National Technical Advisory Group on Immunization (NTAGI) and subsequently by National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for COVID-19 (NEGVAC) in its 20th meeting. He has also urged the states to strictly adhere to the revised time intervals.

Source: Hindustan Times March 22, 2021 10:48 UTC