Canada approves mixing and matching Covid-19 vaccine brands
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. Updated: 02 Jun 2021, 05:37 AM IST ANI
Canada s Chief Public Health Officer Dr Theresa Tam said the decision to combine mRNA vaccines interchangeably was nothing new and that the same principle had been applied to different types of vaccines in the past
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Canada on Tuesday recommended mixing and matching of AstraZeneca, Pfizer and Moderna Covid-19 vaccines.
The National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) updated its guidance to provinces and territories on mixing and matching second doses of Covid-19 vaccines and advised Canadians to combine either the AstraZeneca-Oxford, Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna shots interchangeably in certain situations, reported CBC News.
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Canada is poised to receive a record number of COVID-19 vaccine doses this week thanks to scheduled deliveries from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna, as the country looks to speed up its vaccination efforts.
The Public Health Agency of Canada says it expects more than 640,000 shots from the pharmaceutical giants this week, which would represent the largest number of deliveries in a single week.
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