GENEVA — The World Health Organization’s chief scientist on Monday advised against people mixing and matching COVID-19 vaccines from different manufacturers, calling it a “dangerous trend” since there is very little information on doing so.
“So it’s a little bit of a dangerous trend here. We’re in a data-free, evidence-free zone here as far as mix-and-match. There is limited data on mix and match. It will be a chaotic situation in countries if citizens start deciding when and who will be taking a second, a third and a fourth dose.”
Dr. Soumya Swaminathan made her comments during the WHO’s latest online briefing.
Infectious disease experts are weighing whether peo…
Keep on reading: WHO warns against mixing and matching COVID vaccines