This opened up the chance of getting a vaccine early to lots of people who didn’t belong to Germany’s risk groups. A mix-and-match vaccine regime like this has never been done before,” says Dr. Joana Barros-Martins, a researcher from Medizinische Hochschule Hannover and lead author of a preprint study looking at whether mixing and matching is safe. READ ALSO: EXPLAINED – How can people in Germany get a Covid vaccine appointment? Scientists are still studying how mix-and-match patients compare with those who receive two doses of mRNA vaccines like Pfizer or Moderna. Preliminary studies in Spain and the UK have found broadly similar results, although mix-and-match patients were more likely to experience mild vaccine-related side effects, such as fever.

Source: The Local June 25, 2021 14:48 UTC