Article contentTOKYO — Japan is looking into the possibility of mixing shots of AstraZeneca Plc’s COVID-19 vaccine with those developed by other drug makers in a bid to speed up its vaccine rollout, the minister in charge of vaccinations said on Sunday. Japan, which has previously relied on the Pfizer Inc /BioNTech SE and Moderna Inc vaccines, approved AstraZeneca’s vaccine in July and has secured two million doses. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. tap here to see other videos from our team. Try refreshing your browser, or Japan eyes mixed use of COVID-19 shots to speed vaccine rollout Back to video“I have asked the health ministry to come up with an opinion about the use of AstraZeneca vaccines for the first dose and Pfizer’s with the second, or the AstraZeneca’s as the first shot and Moderna as second,” vaccine program chief Taro Kono said on the Fuji Television network.

Source: National Post August 29, 2021 08:03 UTC