A health ministry regulation on
Wednesday said it was "advisable" to extend the interval between
the first and second dose of the mRNA vaccines Pfizer-BioNtech
and Moderna "to the sixth week from the first dose".
The recommendation was based on the opinion of the Italian
government's CTS technical and scientific COVID committee which
said the extension of the interval between the two doses of mRNA
vaccines would enable doctors to vaccinate more vulnerable
people.
The CTS noted that there is still "a significant number of
unvaccinated people who, for their age and concomitant
pathologies, are at high risk of developing grave or fatal forms
of COVID-19". (ANSAmed).
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