Senior doctors call for gap between Pfizer Covid jabs to be HALVED to six weeks and warn ‘UK is on its own’

SENIOR doctors have called for the gap between doses of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine to be halved to six weeks. Dr Chaand Nagpaul, British Medical Association council chairman, warned that “no other nation” had adopted the UK’s policy of giving doses of the jab twelve weeks apart. 😷 Read our coronavirus live blog for the latest news & updates The government maintains that leaving a long gap between doses will not result in a sharp drop in the efficacy of the Pfizer jab, and allows vaccination to be ramped up quickly. But a group of medics from the BMA last night wrote to Professor Chris Whitty, England’s Chief Medical Officer, calling for an urgent review into the government’s position. They wrote: “The UK’s strategy has become increasingly isolated from many other countries.“BMA members are also concerned that, given the unpredictability of supplies, there may not be any guarantees that second doses of the Pfizer vaccine will be available in 12 weeks time.” Speaking to BBC Breakfast this morning, Dr Nagpaul also highlighted new analysis from the World Health Organisation (WHO) which said that second doses of the Pfizer jab should only be delayed “in exceptional circumstances”.  He said: “Most nations… Read full this story

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