Booster shot: No mixing for Pfizer recipients, decision on AstraZeneca soon

Published: Oct 29, 2021 3:57 AM | Updated: Oct 29, 2021 5:42 AM

The Health Ministry recommends the same type of vaccine as a booster shot for recipients of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine, also known as a homologous booster.

This is in contrast to the recipients of the Sinovac vaccine who will receive a heterologous booster - which refers to the mixing of different Covid-19 vaccine brands.

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