VERIFY: Can you get your two COVID-19 shots from different vaccines?
With a decision on the Moderna vaccine expected in the coming days and Pfizer s COVID-19 vaccine being shipped out, people have wondered if they can mix the two. Author: Ian Smay Updated: 8:58 PM MST December 17, 2020
SPOKANE, Wash. While many are feeling more hopeful with news of the first shipments of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine being sent out, people are also asking about the vaccination process.
One such question involves whether someone can get one dose of the Pfizer vaccine and a second dose of the Moderna vaccine. If [the] first shot is Pfizer, can the second be Moderna? Or, must both shots be Pfizer in order for efficacy of the vaccine process, KREM viewer Laura asked.
Dr. Payal Kohli, M.D., FACC Dr. Payal Kohli, M.D., FACC
Dr. Payal Kohli is a noninvasive cardiologist specializing in advanced echocardiography, nuclear cardiology, and women’s heart disease. Dr. Kohli earned her degrees at some of the world’s most prestigious universities, including Harvard Medical School and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She graduated magna cum laude from both Harvard Medical School with her MD in 2007 and MIT with her BS in molecular biology and a perfect 5.0 GPA. Additionally, Dr. Kohli has served as a section editor for JACC and assistant editor for JACC Imaging.
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Q&A: 9Health expert talks effects of COVID-19 mutations on current vaccines
9Health Expert Dr. Payal Kohli gives insight to the mutations in the UK, and what that means for vaccines. Author: Liz Kotalik Updated: 10:28 PM MST December 17, 2020
COLORADO, USA With another mutation reported in the UK this week, 9Health Expert Dr. Payal Kohli explains what this means for vaccinations.
9NEWS: Should we be worried about COVID-19 mutations?
The short answer, not necessarily.
Kohli: Mutations are something that viruses naturally do. And mutations, most of them, don’t actually change the behavior of the virus. Remember this virus started in animals, and it mutated to make its way into human beings, so it’s capable of mutating, but again that’s a very expected thing. Nobody should be freaking out when they hear about this.
VERIFY: Can you get your two COVID-19 shots from different vaccines?
With a decision on the Moderna vaccine expected in the coming days and Pfizer s COVID-19 vaccine being shipped out, people have wondered if they can mix the two. Author: Ian Smay Updated: 7:58 PM PST December 17, 2020
SPOKANE, Wash. While many are feeling more hopeful with news of the first shipments of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine being sent out, people are also asking about the vaccination process.
One such question involves whether someone can get one dose of the Pfizer vaccine and a second dose of the Moderna vaccine. If [the] first shot is Pfizer, can the second be Moderna? Or, must both shots be Pfizer in order for efficacy of the vaccine process, KREM viewer Laura asked.
9NEWS: Why are the results of the already completed vaccine trials not applicable to children?
O Leary: The simplest answer is that kids aren t just little adults. The immune systems are different. They change as we age. So, we always want to test vaccines in children if we re going to give them to children to make sure they re both safe and effective. That s sort of the simplest explanation. Beyond that, it can get kind of complicated regarding the specific differences in the immune systems. The bottom line is we want to make sure that they work, and most importantly that they re safe for kids.