The interval between doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine against Covid-19 is to be reduced on a phased basis, Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has announced. However, the plan to reduce the interval in stages from 12 weeks to eight is contingent on supplies. Under the phased approach being adopted, those who are due a second dose of AstraZeneca over the coming fortnight under the existing 12-week schedule will receive it as planned. Almost half a million people still have to get a second dose of the vaccine between now and mid-August under current plans. Over 32,000 people are expected to receive a second AstraZeneca dose this week, rising to a peak of 124,000 in the third week of July before tapering off the following month.

Source: The Irish Times June 04, 2021 16:19 UTC