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Eugene

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Thu Jul 22, 2021, 11:41 PM Jul 2021

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The government-funded work is published in a pre-print paper not yet peer reviewed.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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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/health-57929953
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Eight-week gap seen as sweet spot for Pfizer jab antibodies (Original Post) Eugene Jul 2021 OP
Would allowing 8 weeks instead of 4 BigmanPigman Jul 2021 #1
Not likely. Boosters most likely will be necessary. nt littlemissmartypants Jul 2021 #2
Instead of 4? I think I got mine like 15 days between jimfields33 Jul 2021 #3
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