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April 20, 2021
KARACHI: At a time when a vast majority of people in Pakistan are desperately trying to get vaccinated at the earliest, some people are looking for the opportunity to get vaccinated with two or more types of vaccines but is it recommended or even safe for them to mix and match the COVID-19 vaccines.
“There is no harm in getting vaccinated with more than one vaccine. It is even beneficial for the person who is getting more than one type of vaccines for protection against COVID-19”, was the response of eminent physician and Vice Chancellor, University of Health Sciences (UHS), Lahore Prof Javed Akram when he was questioned by The News about the issue. Prof Akram is the Principal Investigator of phase III clinical trials of two Chinese vaccines including single-dose Convidecia by CanSino Biologics Inc and triple-dose vaccine developed by Anhui Zhifei Longcom Biopharmaceutical Company Limited. He said although no conclusive evidence of mix and match of dif
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