Aussie expert warns UK’s coronavirus vaccine schedule puts ‘whole world at risk’
Its amended immunisation plan could lead to partial immunity, says Queensland virologist Professor Nigel McMillan
Leading Queensland virologist Professor Nigel McMillan says a UK decision to extend the coronavirus vaccine dosing schedule could lead to partial immunity, jeopardising global vaccination efforts.
The program director at Griffith University’s Menzies Health Institute, on the Gold Coast, says the move puts not only the UK, but the rest of the world at risk of the emergence of a vaccine-resistant strain.
UK health authorities have extended the time between doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine from three weeks to 12.
The decision, taken late last year, was designed to prioritise giving first doses to more Britons as quickly as possible.
