Govt panel suggests 12-16 week gap between two Covishield doses, 6-month wait for Covid recovered

Sources said NTAGI has recommended increasing gap between two doses of Covishield to 12-16 weeks, no change for Covaxin dosage interval.

The National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI) has called for increasing the gap between two doses of Serum Institute of India's Oxford Covid-19 vaccine 'Covishield' to 12-16 weeks. Currently, the interval between two doses of Covishield is four to eight weeks. The central government panel also suggested that pregnant women may be offered the choice to take any Covid-19 vaccine and that lactating women can be inoculated any time after delivery.