Confused over vax gap, 4,000 miss second dose in Muktsar

Tribune News Service

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Muktsar, June 25

More than 4,000 people in Muktsar district have failed to get the second Covaxin shot on time due to confusion over the gap between the two doses of the vaccine.

The recommended gap between the two Covaxin doses is 28 days. In case of Covishield, it is 84 days.

Dr Ranju Singla, Chief Medical Officer, Muktsar, said, “People are confused over the gap between two doses of Covishield and Covaxin. We are appealing to the public to get the second dose of Covaxin after 28 days. There is no shortage of vaccine in the district now and people should come forward and get jabbed,” she said.

Cautioning against any rumours, she said 1.35 lakh people were vaccinated in the district and no adverse effect had been reported so far.