Moderna gets recommendations from WHO experts for COVID-19 vaccine usage
Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) issued recommendations on Tuesday on the use of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine and said it was working with the company to accelerate its approval of the shot for WHO emergency use listing.
The WHO's Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization, known as SAGE, said that the vaccine should be given in two doses at an interval of 28 days, which could be extended under exceptional circumstances to 42 days.
The guidance on Moderna came several weeks after issuing their recommendations on the rival Pfizer vaccine.
"The main recommendation for the use of this (Moderna) vaccine is that based on the current elements we recommend it should be given in doses of 100 micrograms or 0.5 ml with an interval of 28 days," Alejandro Cravioto, panel chair, told a news briefing.
"This interval might be moved to 42 days but the evidence we have does not go beyond that time," he said.
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