EXPLAINER: US regulator weighs in on vaccine dosing debate
https://apnews.com/b9e3e910d0e0f0b696a7c7c278287be9
The first Americans vaccinated against COVID-19 are getting their second dose, while Britain has decided to postpone boosters and focus instead on giving more people a first shot — international differences that are adding to public confusion.
There's growing debate about whether to change vaccine dosing methods — the time between shots or even the amount in each shot — to stretch scarce supplies and possibly get more people inoculated faster. But the U.S. made clear late Monday that none of those strategies are on the table — because there's no science backing them.
EXPLAINER: US regulator weighs in on vaccine dosing debate
Jan 5, 2021, 2:15am UTC
https://apnews.com/b9e3e910d0e0f0b696a7c7c278287be9
> The first Americans vaccinated against COVID-19 are getting their second dose, while Britain has decided to postpone boosters and focus instead on giving more people a first shot — international differences that are adding to public confusion.
> There's growing debate about whether to change vaccine dosing methods — the time between shots or even the amount in each shot — to stretch scarce supplies and possibly get more people inoculated faster. But the U.S. made clear late Monday that none of those strategies are on the table — because there's no science backing them.