GENEVA, July 12 — The World Health Organisation’s chief scientist today advised against people mixing and matching Covid-19 vaccines from different manufacturers, calling it a “dangerous trend” since there was little data available about the health impact.
“It’s a little bit of a dangerous trend here. We are in a data-free, evidence-free zone as far as mix and match,” Soumya Swaminathan told an online briefing. “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.” — Reuters
Why mix vaccines? Greater protection is provided by some combinations AND less risk of rare blood clots from a second dose of AstraZeneca But 'questions remain', the authors say Excellent article with footnote links to specific studies
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