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‘Real and grave concerns’ over planned changes to vaccine programme, but chief medical officers defend move
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manchestereveningnews.co.ukdirect to your inboxHealth workers have expressed their ‘real and grave concerns’ over the government’s planned changes to the coronavirus vaccine distribution programme.The government has announced its intention to prioritise the first dose of the vaccine for as many as people as possible, extending the time between jabs from the recommended three weeks to up to 12 weeks for some patients.Chief medical officers have defended the move, as they said the ‘great majority’ of initial protection came from the first dose.But health workers are concerned there is ‘no evidence’ to support that this approach will work.Trafford Council’s Labour leader Coun Andrew Western has echoed their worries.He said: “It is understandable that the government.
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