The UK’s 12-week delay between first and second vaccine doses could have saved more lives, according to a US study published in the
The second shots of the
However, the
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With around 80 per cent protection with both
The US modelling study, from scientists at the
Between 47 and 26 deaths per 100,000 people could be prevented if between 0.1 per cent to 0.3 per cent of people under 65 had one jab, with 80 per cent efficacy, the
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Despite high vaccination rates in wealthier states like the
Meanwhile, most countries worldwide have vaccinated less than one per cent of their populations.
The emergence of ‘variants of concern’ has governments and scientists looking for a way to get the world vaccinated, while scrambling for doses.
Delaying vaccines, therefore, could be a way for countries struggling with vaccine numbers to increase immunisation, as “meaningful protection against Covid-19 is probably achieved after one dose of vaccine,” the study said.
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