More data needed before giving just one vaccine dose, says Covid adviser
by Kevin Rawlinson from on (#5C0F3)
Tony Blair and others make argument for giving more people a single jab rather than two
A senior scientific adviser has said more data is needed before the government can adopt a proposal to give as many people as possible a single dose of a Covid vaccine rather than preserving stocks so there is enough for a second jab.
The former prime minister Tony Blair and Prof David Salisbury, a former director of immunisation at the Department of Health, backed the idea on Wednesday, saying second shots should be given only when more stock is available.
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