Booster Shot, Mix & Match Vaccination & New Covid Variants: WHO Chief Scientist Explains

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Soumya Swaminathan, the WHO's chief scientist says that combination of COVID-19 vaccines seems to be working well against variants.

Amid more infectious Covid-19 variants reported across the globe, scientists are recommending a combination of vaccine which may offer longer immunity and protection against variants.

Countries, meanwhile, have already started testing a combination of vaccines to speed up immunisation. Malaysia, for example is considering a combination of the AstraZeneca Plc and Pfizer-BioNTech shots and the government is trying to speed up immunizations to achieve population-level immunity by year-end, Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said.Some countries and pharmaceutical officials prepare for Covid booster shots against virus variants.

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