Mixing coronavirus vaccine brands is OK, Canada says

Canada's health agency says it's changed its guidelines on mixing doses of Covid-19 vaccines and people may get a different type of vaccine for their second shot. Pictured, healthcare workers administer vaccine on April 1,in Toronto, Canada.

Canada has changed its guidelines on mixing doses of Covid-19 vaccines, the country's health agency said Tuesday, and Canadians may get a different type of vaccine for their second shot.

The Public Health Agency of Canada said people who received an AstraZeneca vaccine for the first dose may get either a Pfizer or Moderna vaccine for the second dose. People who received one of the two mRNA vaccines -- Pfizer's or Moderna's -- may get either of the two brands for the second dose.

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