Island will consider vaccine dosing timeline if necessary

Public health director welcomes Lancet study

Research which looks into increasing the length of time between doses of a Covid-19 vaccination is ‘extremely good news’.

That’s according to the director of public health.

It follows a preprint study in medical journal The Lancet on the effectiveness of the Oxford-AstraZeneca jab at different stages.

Dr Henrietta Ewart says it would be easy for the Isle of Man to change its approach if necessary:

Link to the study is: Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine efficacy - The Lancet