But with jabs in limited supply as production ramps up, the WHO has been examining how they can be used most effectively. "We deliberated and came out with the following recommendation: two doses of this (Pfizer) vaccine within 21-28 days," Alejandro Cravioto, chairman of WHO's Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE), told an online news briefing. SPACING DOSESSAGE executive Joachim Hombach said spacing out the two Pfizer inoculations could be acceptable for countries unable to implement the main recommendation. "We...totally acknowledge that countries may see needs to be even more flexible in terms of administration of the second dose. Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases were identified in China in December 2019.

Source: bd News24 January 05, 2021 19:18 UTC