MANILA, Philippines — A delayed administration of the second dose of the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine will not affect the efficacy of the Russian-made vaccine, a member of the Vaccine Expert Panel said Friday.
Dr. Rontgene Solante, also the head of the Adult Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine unit at the San Lazaro Hospital, said the second dose of the vaccine will still be safe for as long as the interval is not extended to six months or beyond.
“Hindi natin papayagan na walang second dose. So kung madelay man ‘yan as long as the delay is not after six months or after a year, that will [not] be dangerous,” Solante said in an online media forum on Friday.
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