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Eight-week gap seen as sweet spot for Pfizer jab antibodies
Source: BBC
Eight-week gap seen as sweet spot for Pfizer jab antibodies
22 July 2021
A longer gap between first and second doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid vaccine makes the body's immune system produce more infection-fighting antibodies, UK researchers have found.
The government-funded work is published in a pre-print paper not yet peer reviewed.
Experts say the findings support Britain's decision on dosing intervals.
And an eight-week gap may be the sweet spot for tackling the Delta variant of Covid now dominating the UK.
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22 July 2021
A longer gap between first and second doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid vaccine makes the body's immune system produce more infection-fighting antibodies, UK researchers have found.
The government-funded work is published in a pre-print paper not yet peer reviewed.
Experts say the findings support Britain's decision on dosing intervals.
And an eight-week gap may be the sweet spot for tackling the Delta variant of Covid now dominating the UK.
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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/health-57929953
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