Gap between AstraZeneca doses can be as little as 4 weeks: Germany

Germany defends AstraZeneca pivot as key to speeding Covid vaccinations; experts warn on reduced efficacy with shorter gap

Health Minister Jens Spahn on Friday defended another U-turn by Germany on the AstraZeneca vaccine, saying making it available to all adults who want it would protect more people against COVID-19 more quickly.
 

Spahn announced late on Thursday that Germany would make AstraZeneca available to all adults, subject to consulting a doctor, and allow people to get a second shot as soon as four weeks after the first.
 

The move comes with an eye to the summer holidays and coincides with the rapid passage of legislation that would free those fully vaccinated from social distancing measures imposed to fight the