Hyderabad (Telangana), June 16 -- : As the nation faces a shortage of COVID-19 vaccines, Dr. D Nageshwar Reddy, the Chairperson of Asian Institute of Gastroenterology (AIG) Hospitals, says it is important to use vaccine stocks intelligently.
The research conducted by AIG Hospitals, Hyderabad, suggesting that a single dose of Covishield vaccine is enough for at least twelve months for those who have recovered from the SARS-CoV-2 infection, was published in the peer-reviewed journal, International Journal of Infectious Diseases.
Sharing details about the same, Dr Reddy told ANI, "To test the theory, we administered a single dose of vaccine to two groups of hospital employees; those who had recovered from COVID-19 infection, and those who h...