Two doses of covid-19 vaccine can be taken from different developers, states WHO

For the second and the booster dose of covid-19 vaccination, vaccines developed by different manufacturers can be used. Last week this was stated by World Health Organisation (WHO).

Updated on: Dec 22, 2021 12:54 PM IST

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For the second and the booster dose of covid-19 vaccination, vaccines developed by different manufacturers can be used. Last week this was stated by World Health Organisation (WHO). (PTI)

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mRNA vaccines developed by Pfizer, Moderna, can be used for second dose. For this, it is necessary that the first dose of the vaccine to be developed by Astrazeneca, stated WHO. (REUTERS)

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Astrazeneca and mRNA vaccines can be used after the first dose of Sinopharm's inactivated vaccines, stated WHO. (PTI)

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WHO stated in the report that the timing for heterologous-mixed vaccines is flexible. (PTI)

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According to WHO, the timing for primary and booster shots are correlated. Booster shots are given when the collective immunity of a country in fighting a virus reduces. (REUTERS/Denis Balibouse)

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The guidelines have been made according to the information provided by Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE) in a conference on December 7. (REUTERS)