IS THE UK’S MIX AND MATCH COVID-19 VACCINE REGIMEN A RISK? COVID-19 has been disastrous for every country in the world but it appears that the UK may have a different vaccination protocol. Both the AstraZeneca and Pfizer's shots have been authorized for use in the UK and they both require people to have two shots, several weeks apart, to be effective. However, if there was to be a shortage of either, the government says it would be ok to mix-and-match them... There are lives at stake, and extreme caution is required here. [COMMENT BY: Imran Malik, Assistant Editor]
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