When might the wait time between shots of two-dose COVID-19 vaccines be reduced? – CTV
April 29, 2021
OTTAWA — Jurisdictions across the country have been following a national vaccine panel’s recommendation to prolong the time between the first and second doses of two-shot COVID-19 vaccines to up to four months. However, with Canada’s vaccine supply set to increase, will provinces start to shorten the interval between shots?
CTVNews.ca looked into several provinces’ current policies and whether some have plans to change their approach anytime soon, and where things stand when it comes to Canada’s uncommonly long COVID-19 vaccine dosing intervals.
The National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI)—an arm’s-length volunteer advisory panel of medical experts that makes recommendations on the use of vaccines—recommended March 3 to put off second shots in order to make COVID-19 protection as widespread as possible with the limited doses Canada had, despite it being against the manufacturers’ advice.
