A medical worker gives a COVID-19 vaccine shot to a resident in Dong Son ward, Thanh Hoa city, the central province of Thanh Hoa. (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNS/VNA) – People who have had a first vaccine dose of Pfizer or
AstraZeneca vaccine can receive Moderna for the second dose, as
vaccine sources are limited, according to the latest guidance from the Ministry
of Health issued on December 12.
The urgent
guidance was sent to provincial and municipal departments of health and
other organisations.
At
a meeting on September 8 of the ministry’s advisory council on vaccines,
the council recommended that if a type of vaccine was no longer in production
or available in time, a different booster vaccine could be used.
If the first
dose is AstraZeneca, the second dose can be Pfizer or Moderna, and vice
versa.
Based on the
council’s recommendation, the ministry said that people should have the same
first and second dose of the vaccine. But in the case of limited vaccine
resources, people who have received the first dose of or
AstraZeneca can have the second dose with Moderna.
The interval
between the two doses is based on the ministry’s guidance issued on
September 20 this year.
The
national immunisation project under the National Institute of Hygiene and
Epidemiology supports and monitors problems after vaccinations.
The
ministry has requested local departments of health to have suitable
vaccination plans and conduct them safely and punctually. It will continue to
keep a close watch, update information and give more directions if necessary./.
Source: VietnamPlus
