Coronapod: Is mixing COVID vaccines a good idea?
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English - February 12, 2021 17:10 - 16 minutes - 22.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 672 ratingsScience Technology Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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The science behind how and when to give vaccines doses.
As vaccines are rolled out, massive logistical challenges are leading scientists and policymakers to consider alternative dosing strategies.
But what does the science say? In this week’s episode of Coronapod, we discuss mixing and matching vaccines and lengthening the time between doses. Approaches like these could ease logistical concerns, but we ask what's known about their impact on vaccine efficacy – what is the science behind the decisions, and could they actually boost immune responses?
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