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The government of the Mexico City reported that next week they will use the Sputnik-V and AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccinesWhat booster dose for people ages 30 to 39, which could cause confusion about which one you should get and whether it’s safe to combine them.
At a press conference, Eduardo Clark, general director of the Digital Agency for Public Innovation (ADIP), said that the vacuna Sputnik-V It is the biological one that has been applied the most in the city, but if you have any doubt, we tell you what some studies say.
Can the Sputnik vaccine be combined with AstraZeneca?
According to a study conducted by el Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), the vaccine Sputnik lightthat is, the formula that is used as the first dose, can be combined with AstraZeneca, to be applied as a booster.
The RDIF explained that the study was carried out successfully in several countries such as Russia, Azerbaijan, United Arab Emirates, demonstrating “the high profile of safety and immunogenicity of the combination”.
He stressed that “lThe AstraZeneca and Sputnik Light combination showed higher levels of immunogenicity than the original AstraZeneca vaccine.”
Kirill Dmitriev, executive director of the RDIF, stressed that even the first dose of the Russian vaccine can be used as a universal booster, as it is safe and highly effective against all variants.
“The positive interim results from Argentina confirm that the single-dose Sputnik Light vaccine is a universal booster for all vaccines involved in the study.
“It is a safe and highly effective solution against covid and its new variants, including Delta. We continue to receive strong data from around the world on Sputnik Light vaccination and mix-and-match studies, and RDIF reiterates its willingness to expand partnerships.” with other producers on combinations of vaccines,” he said.
Key benefits of the Sputnik Light vaccine
The RDIF ensured that the vaccine Sputnik Light is the first component (recombinant human adenovirus serotype 26 (Ad26)) of the Sputnik V vaccine.
It is also nearly 80 percent effective, higher than many two-dose vaccines.
In addition to being effective against new strains of coronavirus, according to the results of laboratory studies at the Gamaleya Center.
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