Public health doctors and immunologists in
The changes will be guided by the results of a major studyexpected to be released this summer in the
"I can't see a reason why mixing and matching would not work just fine, but the studies are not in yet," said McNagny, a professor in the school of biomedical engineering and the department of medical genetics.
"It is an evolving situation. There is great data to show that if you get the normally scheduled routine vaccination, you get protected really well. The problem is there's a shortage of vaccines."
Tam's comment came after the
Further clarification is expected on whether people who received
“I think we’re all interested in the approach of actually mixing different types of vaccines, like an mRNA following a viral-vector vaccine, for example,” she said.
The
Participants, who did not know which vaccines they got, provided blood samples to measure the level of antibodies and T cells that vaccines produce to attack the virus.
However, she and her colleagues across the country are advising everyone to get the first vaccine that's available to reduce transmission of COVID-19, Henry said, adding: "That includes the
Poor communication about COVID-19 vaccines has caused "a significant portion of the population to freak," especially those who are already hesitant about getting vaccinated in any community across the country, he said.
"Some of those are high-risk groups. Those people need their confidence built and every time there's a confusing message, that creates another opportunity to say, 'Let's wait and see,'" he said.
Several social service groups in the Peel area, home to a large number of essential-service jobs at warehouses and food processing plants, have been educating people in multiple languages to create a strong vaccination program for those more vulnerable to infection, Malhotra said.
"The community is now actively mobilizing at its temples and pop-ups and mosques and other community settings. There's not a situation where there's vaccine waiting to go into someone's arm."
He urged federal and provincial officials to provide streamlined information and said the national immunization panel's position on the
"Mixed messaging is not helpful. And having contradictory messaging or messaging that gets walked back after consideration doesn't help."
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