Increasing the interval between the first two doses of the mRNA vaccines could cut the risk of a rare heart condition called myocarditis.
But rates of myocarditis fell when the interval between the first and second doses was extended, with the lowest rates among those who waited eight weeks or more to get their second dose, according to Dr. Bryna Warshawsky, a medical adviser with the Public Health Agency of Canada.
"As we approach these new variants, the higher antibodies and the more diverse these antibodies are, the better protected people will be," she said."I think it's a win-win for both safety and immunogenicity spread out." That the committee is able to review new data and make changes in line with those data “demonstrates to the public that we are very focused on this in the right way and making adjustments that are overall beneficial,” said Dr. Oliver Brooks, the chief medical officer at Watts HealthCare Corporation in Los Angeles and a committee member.
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