The researchers concluded that a long gap after the second dose correlated with a higher chance of infection during the third wave. Also, “giving a third dose before a six-month gap did not make a difference in the infection rate,” it said Nearly 45% of vaccinated people who had not received a precautionary dose contracted Covid-19 during the third wave, a new study has found. The study, which was conducted on a sample size of 5,971 people, also revealed that 70% of the people who received a dose of booster remained infection-free during the third wave in the country. Led by Dr Rajeev Jayadevan, co-chairman of the Indian Medical Association’s national task force on coronavirus, the study further revealed that Covaxin and Covishield recipients had the same rate of infection.  View More…