The Kerala High Court has directed the Centre to allow people, who are willing, to receive the second dose of the Covishield vaccine four weeks after taking the first one. Currently, according to the central government’s guidelines, there is a gap of 84 days between two Covishield doses.

Justice P B Suresh Kumar said that if the central and state governments can permit people travelling abroad to choose between early and better protection from Covid-19, there is no reason why the same privilege can’t be extended to those here who want early protection for their employment or education.