National vaccine panel to recommend mixing and matching COVID-19 vaccines – CTV
June 1, 2021
TORONTO — Canada’s National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) is changing its guidelines to allow for mixing and matching COVID-19 vaccines, CTV News has learned.
NACI will update its guidance to the provinces and territories on Tuesday, recommending that a first dose of the AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine can safely be combined with a second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna shots in certain situations.
The new guidance will also advise that the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines can be mixed for first and second doses as the mRNA technology is similar, sources say.
Federal health officials are expected to announce the new recommendations at a press conference at noon ET.
