Vaccinations against the coronavirus with the agent from Astrazeneca have been stopped for the time being.
Now the StiKo has issued a recommendation for the second vaccination.
Berlin - People who have already received a first vaccination with the Astrazeneca agent should receive the vaccine from Biontech or Moderna for the second vaccination.
This is recommended by the Standing Vaccination Commission, according to a message updated on Thursday evening.
The StiKo recommendation states: “With regard to the second vaccine dose for younger people who have already received a first dose of the COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca, there is still no scientific evidence on the safety and effectiveness of a heterologous series of vaccines.
Until relevant data are available, the STIKO recommends that people aged <60 years should be given a dose of an mRNA vaccine 12 weeks after the first vaccination instead of the second AstraZeneca vaccine dose
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