Kerala High Court Sets Aside Order On Covishield Dosage Intervals
NDTV
The Kerala High Court had said that an individual was "entitled to make a choice between early protection and better protection" in when to get the second dose
The Kerala High Court has set aside its September order that directed the centre to allow a second dose of Covishield (for those eligible) after a four-week gap instead of the currently mandated 84 days.
The court reversed its earlier decision, saying vaccinations (and dosage intervals) are part of policy decisions taken by the central government, and it cannot interfere in this space.
Passed by a single-judge bench, the earlier order had said that an individual covered the Covid vaccination drive was "entitled to make a choice between early protection and better protection".
In effect, then, the minimum interval between two Covishield doses remains at 84 days, or 12 weeks.
