KUALA LUMPUR: The government has decided to shorten the interval between the first and second doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine from 12 weeks to nine.
Covid-19 National Immunisation Programme (NIP) coordinating minister Khairy Jamaluddin said the decision to shorten the dosing interval for the AstraZeneca vaccine was made following a recommendation from the Technical Working Groups (TWG).
"Based on the recommendation from our Technical Working Group and with greater clarity of the delivery schedule, the Special Committee on Covid- 19 Vaccine Supply Access Guarantee (JKJAV) has decided to shorten the dosing interval for AZ from 12 to nine weeks.
"Those who participated in the first round of AZ will be notified of their 2nd appointment soon," he tweeted.
Previously, the recommended duration between the first and second AstraZeneca jabs was 12 weeks.