Covid-19 Vaccination Timescale .........

[dark_castle1]

now what was it the Scottish and Uk government kept harping on about when something went wrong and they had to find someone else to blame ! Oh yes "we were following the science advice etc".

Well obviously not this time because the people who manufactured, tested etc advised the Pfizer vaccine should be administerd three weeks apart and not sure about the Oxford one, both governments have decided they know better than the people who tested the vaccine and said "we know better than you and have decided there can be 12 weeks between doses" and the doses can be mixed !

I wonder who will get the blame when the proverbial hits the fan ?

[roger_roger_over_and_nowt]

I have no clue what you are talking about,do you need a new keyboard ?

[dark_castle1]

maybe you should go to specsavers !

[bankhaunter]

It's quite simple, the Government have decided that it is more likely to quickly reduce the spread of the virus if more people are partially protected than fewer fully protected.

A single dose of the Pfizer vaccine gives 91% protection.

[dark_castle1]

bank, that I understand but is the effectiveness of the Pfizer vaccination going to diminsh if administered outwith the three week recommendation of the manufacturers basically putting everyone getting it like that back to basically the first vaccination and needing another after three weeks.

What I am more or less asking is should the recommendations of the manufacturer for the Pfizer vaccine be followed as they were the ones that conducted the testing or the government who decided we know best and will allow 12 weeks before you get a second vaccination of maybe the Pfizer vaccine or whatever is available at the time as they seem to be saying. 

[bankhaunter]

There is no suggestion that the effectiveness of a single dose would last for less time than it would be after a booster shot.