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WHO warns against mixing, matching corona vaccines

By Agencies
July 13, 2021
WHO warns against mixing, matching corona vaccines

GENEVA: The World Health Organisation's chief scientist on Monday advised people against mixing and matching COVID-19 vaccines from different manufacturers, calling it a "dangerous trend" since there was little data available about the health impact.

"It's a little bit of a dangerous trend here. We are in a data-free, evidence-free zone as far as mix and match," Soumya Swaminathan told an online briefing. "It will be a chaotic situation in countries if citizens start deciding when and who will be taking a second, a third and a fourth dose."