COVID Vaccine Dose 1 & 2 Should Be of The Same Brand
In a statement that I didn t think needed to be made, the CDC is saying that the second dose of the COViD-19 vaccine should definitely be of the same brand of the first dose of the vaccine. For instance, if you receive the Pfizer vaccine as your first dose, you should definitely get the Pfizer vaccine as your second dose. However, the CDC has quietly changed their guidelines to say it is okay to mix and match the shots but ONLY in exceptional situations .
However, the CDC is advising that every effort should be made to ensure that a patient receives the SAME brand of vaccine the second time around. An example of a rare or exceptional situation , according to the CDC guidance, would be if supplies are limited or the patient doesn’t know which vaccine they originally received.