India variant: Expert discusses vaccines that are 'effective'
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THE INDIAN variant of coronavirus is spreading in specific areas of the country, with Bolton badly hit. There is no current evidence to suggest vaccines are less effective agains the new variant. In response, over 50s and the most vulnerable will get their second shot of a coronavirus vaccine sooner than expected, Boris revealed in a press conference today.
Over 50s and the most vulnerable can expect to get their second shot eight weeks after their first.
This shortens the interval time between doses by three weeks.
The decision to accelerate second doses to over 50s and most vulnerable was guided by advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI), the body advising the government on the vaccine rollout.
The PM acknowledged that there are “important unknowns” at this stage, but “if it is only marginally transmissible, we can continue as planned”.
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