PETALING JAYA: A prominent virologist has urged the Malaysian government to consider shortening the interval for the second dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine for earlier and better protection against the Delta variant of Covid-19.
Emeritus Prof Datuk Dr Lam Sai Kit called for the spacing of the doses to be reduced from 12 weeks to eight weeks although the 12-week interval might give a stronger immune response.
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