On the eve of the decision to give a fourth dose of vaccine against the corona virus, about a million vaccines from the modern pharmaceutical company landed in Israel.
However, in Israel, a vaccine made by the company is rarely used.
In the U.S., on the other hand, the FDA approved approval in October for mixing vaccines so that anyone vaccinated with two Pfizer doses - Moderna or Johnson - could get a third dose from another manufacturer.
There is no such policy in Israel, nor has the epidemic treatment team (ZTM) that discussed the issue approved it. In August, a directive was issued that new vaccinators aged 18 and over will receive modern vaccines, but since then only about 250,000 people have been vaccinated with modern vaccines. 16 million doses of corona vaccines given in Israel.
A BTSM source points out that mixing two vaccines that are in the same technology (like Modera and Pfizer) does not confer any advantage. .
This is not a Game changer. "
Another member of the UAV, Dr. Jan Miskin, a specialist in infectious diseases at Clalit, adds that "the main effectiveness of vaccine combination is the addition of an mRNA vaccine (Pfizer or Moderna) to two of asteraznica, or vice versa."
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