The timeline for administration of the Astrazeneca vaccines cannot be moved.
This was confirmed by the Head of Health Protection at the Ministry of Health, Doctor Alisha Sahukhan who says that they know from the studies that the maximum level of protection from the vaccine is achieved if the dose is spaced out to up to 12 weeks.
Doctor Sahukhan says they want to make sure that everyone that gets the vaccine to develop the most immunity that they can.
She says if this time is reduced, the effect of the vaccines can be diminished.
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