Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine offers protection 14 days after the first dose

[Chris Smith]

• The full data for the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine that the FDA will review on Thursday was published online, revealing the drug provides immunity as soon as 14 days after the first shot.
• Full protection is achieved after the second dose, which has to be administered 21 days after the first.
• Adverse effects are mild to moderate, impact people younger than 55 more than older volunteers, and are transitory.
• The full data is available online for anyone to inspect ahead of the Emergency Use Authorization meeting.

Most coronavirus vaccines that have reached the final stage of testing require two shots that are given three to four weeks apart. The immune response is expected to start forming days after the first injection, with the second shot supposed to improve the immune response further.

The Pfizer/BioNTech drug that’s already in use in Great Britain will undergo the formal FDA review on Thursday. Ahead of the meeting, newly published documentation shows that the BioNTech drug can provide immunity about 14 days after the first shot. But the best protection is achieved a week after the second shot, which is administered 21 days after the first jab.

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