BC’s Top Doctor Says Gap Between Vaccine Doses Rooted in Science

A health worker carries doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at the Rene-Muret hospital in Servan, near Paris, on Dec. 27, 2020. Thomas Samson/Pool Photo via AP

VICTORIA—British Columbia’s top doctor says the first dose of a vaccine for COVID-19 gives “amazing” immunity, so the government’s decision to allow for a 35-day gap before the second dose is administered is rooted in science.

Dr. Bonnie Henry’s statements come as B.C. recorded a grim milestone Monday, reaching 1,000 COVID-19 related deaths.