CECC cuts booster interval to 12 weeksDIVERSIFY: Fully vaccinated people can choose any brand as a booster, but AstraZeneca recipients should choose a different brand for better COVID-19 protection, the center saidStaff writer, with CNAThe Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) has shortened the interval between getting a second COVID-19 vaccine shot and a booster dose to 12 weeks effective immediately, it said yesterday. A medical worker prepares a dose of a COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination center in Hsinchu City yesterday. Only a half-dose of the Moderna vaccine would be administered as a booster, in keeping with the company’s recommendation, he added. Chen suggested that people who received two AstraZeneca jabs should choose a different brand as a booster for better protection. New Taipei City Mayor Hou You-yi (侯友宜) also urged eligible residents to take boosters to prevent the spread of the virus.

Source: Taipei Times January 07, 2022 22:04 UTC