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womanofthehills

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8. WHO just recommended not mixing vaccines unless told to

Reply to TomDaisy (Original post)

Fri Jul 16, 2021, 08:58 PM

Jul 2021

Said there have been no studies on doing this.

The World Health Organisation’s chief scientist has warned people against “vaccine shopping” whereby individuals decide to mix-and-match coronavirus vaccines themselves.

Soumya Swaminathan said people should follow all relevant public health advice before taking such decisions.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/covid-vaccine-mix-pfizer-astrazeneca-b1883406.html

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Do you think people are crafting their own "boosters" by getting a different type of vaccination [View all] TomDaisy Jul 2021 OP

I believe there is a database with info about who has already been vaccinated. tblue37 Jul 2021 #1

Indiana sent an electronic link to a 'vaccination certificate' salin Jul 2021 #3

Don't Effete Snob Jul 2021 #2

Yikes! salin Jul 2021 #4

No, I don't think people are doing that. beaglelover Jul 2021 #5

No. Boosters haven't been approved yet so fully-vaxxed people need to be patient and keep abqtommy Jul 2021 #6

Not possible in the US. zuul Jul 2021 #7

WHO just recommended not mixing vaccines unless told to womanofthehills Jul 2021 #8

J&J is a different type of vaccine dclarston13 Jul 2021 #9