Prominent GPs call for shorter gap between AstraZeneca doses
Dr Norman Swan and Dr Mukesh Haikerwal believe it would be prudent to start giving the second dose at eight rather than 12 weeks in the wake of the Delta variant upsurge.
Doctors are calling for the gap between AstraZeneca doses to be shortened to eight weeks to get as many Australians fully immunised as quickly as possible.
Melbourne GP Dr Mukesh Haikerwal has called for the revised timeline, as medical communicator Dr Norman Swan says he’s going to try to get his second AstraZeneca dose in eight weeks.
With an upsurge in cases of the highly infectious Delta variant, Dr Haikerwal warns a “national disaster” is looming.
He wants Australian health authorities to consider taking the same path as the UK, where the NHS has begun offering a second dose of AstraZeneca to vulnerable people in eight weeks rather than 12 because of increased concerns about the Delta variant.
