“If the second dose cannot be obtained.” Does this mean that the vaccine is ineffective? – Video • Al-Marsad newspaper

Al-Marsad Journal: Health Ministry Deputy Under Secretary for Preventive Health Abdullah Al-Asiri said failure to take the second dose of the vaccine within 3-6 weeks does not mean the vaccine is ineffective, nor does it require the return of the first dose.

This came in his response to a question about the effectiveness of doses of the emerging corona virus vaccine, if the second dose was not obtained within 6 weeks of the first.

Al-Asiri stressed the importance of getting the second dose on the dates recommended by clinical studies of the coronavirus vaccine.

It is reported that a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health, Dr Muhammad Al-Abd Al-Aali, revealed that more than 440,000 people have received the new vaccine against Corona virus since the start of the vaccination campaign. in mid-December.