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Quantifying the impact of delaying the second COVID-19 vaccine dose in England: a mathematical modelling study

2022-08-09 epidemiology Title + abstract only
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BackgroundThe UK was the first country to start national COVID-19 vaccination programmes, initially administering doses 3-weeks apart. However, early evidence of high vaccine effectiveness after the first dose and the emergence of the Alpha variant prompted the UK to extend the interval between doses to 12-weeks. In this study, we quantify the impact of delaying the second vaccine dose on the epidemic in England. MethodsWe used a previously described model of SARS-CoV-2 transmission and calibra...

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