President-elect Joe Biden’s team is confident that if they release all available doses of the Covid-19 vaccine immediately, people will be able to complete the two-dose regimen as planned, said Dr. Celine Gounder, a member of the coronavirus advisory board. of Biden.
“I want to make it very clear that we are not recommending to postpone the second dose, so people should still receive their second dose of the Pfizer vaccine at 21 days, of the Moderna vaccine at 28 days,” Gounder told Ana Cabrera of CNN on Saturday.
As long as there are no manufacturing flaws, we are confident that the vaccine supply will be available when people return for the second dose, ”she added.
Gounder said that having a second dose ready for each person who receives the first can make vaccines stay on the shelves, and the new plan aims to simplify distribution.
In a sense, we are getting in our own way, making things very complicated, ”she said.
“What we are really trying to do is distribute the doses as quickly as possible, simplify the tracking that is needed here and we have faith that the supply will meet the need in this case,” added Gounder.