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Taiwan to allow vaccine mixing if first dose triggers severe reaction


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Taipei, May 26 (CNA) Taiwan s Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) will update its COVID-19 vaccination guidelines to allow people to receive a second dose of a different vaccine if they have a severe allergic reaction to the first dose.
The issue of so-called vaccine mixing which arises from the fact that most COVID-19 vaccines require a two-dose regimen has been debated in a variety of contexts, including as a response to vaccine recipients who suffer adverse reactions.
Although Taiwan s vaccination guidelines currently prohibit the practice, the CECC is planning to make an exception for people who suffer a severe allergic reaction after receiving their first dose, CECC spokesman Chuang Jen-hsiang (莊人祥) told CNA on Tuesday. ....

T Ai Pei , National Taiwan University , Matthew Mazzetta , Chuang Jen Hsiang , Chaing Hui Chun , Chang Ming Hsuan , National Taiwan University Children Hospital , Taiwan Central Epidemic Command Center , Infectious Diseases Society Of Taiwan , Central Epidemic Command Center , National Taiwan University Children , Infectious Diseases Society , Chen Chieh Ling , டி ஐ பேய் , தேசிய டைவாந் பல்கலைக்கழகம் , சுங் ஜென் ஹசியங் , தேசிய டைவாந் பல்கலைக்கழகம் குழந்தைகள் மருத்துவமனை , டைவாந் மைய பெருவாரியாக பரவும் தொற்று நோய் கட்டளை மையம் , தொற்று நோய்கள் சமூகம் ஆஃப் டைவாந் , மைய பெருவாரியாக பரவும் தொற்று நோய் கட்டளை மையம் , தேசிய டைவாந் பல்கலைக்கழகம் குழந்தைகள் , தொற்று நோய்கள் சமூகம் ,

Taiwan withdraws advisory limiting use of AZ vaccine jabs


Taiwan withdraws advisory limiting use of AZ vaccine jabs
05/21/2021 11:03 PM
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Taipei, May 21 (CNA) Taiwan s Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) has withdrawn its recommendation that people taking oral contraceptives or undergoing hormone therapy not take the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, based on recent research findings.
When Taiwan began its rollout of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine on March 22, the CECC issued a warning of unconfirmed risks of an increased rate of blood clots associated with the vaccine.
Based on that warning, the vaccines were not recommended for people taking oral contraceptives or undergoing hormone therapy, until Friday.
CECC spokesman Chuang Jen-hsiang (莊人祥) told CNA that the CECC made the recommendation at that time after some people getting the AZ vaccine overseas reported getting blood clots. ....

T Ai Pei , National Taiwan University , Chen Shih Chung , Elizabeth Hsu , Chuang Jen Hsiang , Ko Wen Je , Chiang Hui Chun , Chang Ming Hsuan , National Taiwan University Children Hospital , Taiwan Central Epidemic Command Center , Drug Administration , Infectious Diseases Society Of Taiwan , China Medical University Hospital , Central Epidemic Command Center , National Taiwan University Children , Infectious Diseases Society , Taichung Based China Medical University Hospital , Health Minister Chen Shih Chung , Taipei Mayor Ko Wen Je , டி ஐ பேய் , தேசிய டைவாந் பல்கலைக்கழகம் , சென் ஷிஹ் சுங் , எலிசபெத் ஶூ , சுங் ஜென் ஹசியங் , கோ வென் ஜே , தேசிய டைவாந் பல்கலைக்கழகம் குழந்தைகள் மருத்துவமனை ,