France: Single dose for Covid-hit

Paris - All three Covid-19 vaccines approved for use in the EU are administered in the form of two doses.

By AFP

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Published: Fri 12 Feb 2021, 11:50 PM

France on Friday recommended that people who have already recovered from Covid-19 receive a single vaccine dose, becoming the first country to issue such advice.

All three Covid-19 vaccines approved for use in the EU are administered in the form of two doses, delivered several weeks apart.


This is because clinical trials showed that immunity against the disease was significantly higher after individuals received two shots.

France’s public health authority said on Friday however that people who had already been infected with Covid-19 develop an immune response similar to that bestowed by a vaccine dose, and that a single dose after infection would likely suffice.

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