Can COVID-19 vaccines be mixed and matched?
Health officials say both doses should be of the same kind.
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In “exceptional situations" when the same kind isn’t available or if it’s not known what was given for the first shot, the
The agency noted that the recommendations could be updated as more information becomes available, or if other types of vaccines are authorized for distribution.
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“After posting our initial guidance, we received feedback that some flexibility in our language might be helpful,”
The original recommendations on doses and timing should still be followed, but the agency didn’t want its guidance “to be so rigid that it creates unintended barriers," Nordlund said.
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