Coronavirus: Vaccination
(asked on 27th January 2021) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the efficacy of the Pfizer-BioNTech covid-19 vaccine after twelve weeks.
This question was answered on 1st February 2021
The Joint Committee for Vaccinations and Immunisations (JCVI) advises a two-dose vaccine schedule for the Pfizer-BioNTech and AstraZeneca vaccines. The JCVI advises a maximum interval between the first and second doses of 12 weeks. The JCVI has considered published data on the effectiveness of the Pfizer-BionTech vaccine, where follow up extended to around thirteen weeks after the second dose.