Ask The Doctor | Confused when to take 2nd dose of Covid vaccine? Experts break it down

Updated : May 13, 2021 20:56
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Trends in Maharashtra and Delhi indicate that the two cities may be slowly turning the corner with a decline in Covid cases, rural areas and smaller states are still vulnerable to the second Covid wave. A new recommendation by the Centre now advocates a longer gap between two doses of the Covishield vaccine from 12-16 weeks.

On today's episode of Ask The Doctor, we take your questions to Dr. J.A Jayalal, National President, Indian Medical Association; Dr. Rakesh K Mishra, Advisor, Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) against Covid; Dr. Atul Mittal, Director and Head, ENT and Head and Neck Surgery, Fortis Memorial and Research Institute Gurugram; and Prof. Jeevan Mitra, Professor and Head of the Department of Medicine, RIMS, Ranchi

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