From now on in Bogotá, and the country, second dose of vaccines against COVID-19 will be applied with a different biological to that applied in the first dosethat is, people over 18 years of age will be able to combine biologics from different pharmaceutical companies to complete their protection scheme (first and second doses).
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“Before, the first and second dose against COVID-19 had to be applied with the same biological, today, with the new scientific evidence that has accumulated throughout the world, it is allowed from this moment that a person who was applied first dose with a vaccine, the second dose can be applied with a different one,” said the Secretary of Health, Alejandro Gómez.
What are the mixtures of biologicals allowed between the first and second dose against COVID-19?
As indicated by the Health authority in Bogotá, it will no longer be essential to apply a second dose of the vaccine against COVID-19, with the same pharmaceutical company, since the combinations seen in the following image are now allowed:
In this way, those who apply their first dose with Pfizer biologicals will be able to receive a second dose with any other biological from the pharmaceutical companies: Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca or Janssen.
who receive first dose with Modernaa second dose with biologicals may be applied: Moderna, Pfizer, AstraZeneca or Janssen.
who apply first dose with AstraZenecathey may receive a second dose with: AstraZeneca, Moderna, Pfizer and Janssen.
Who start with Sinovaca second dose with biologicals may be applied: Sinovac, AstraZeneca, Moderna, Pfizer o Janssen.
AND for those who applied Janssen monodose, this measure of combination of biologicals does not apply for second dose application.
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⚠️ Warning:
The Ministry of Health clarifies that minors between 3 and 11 years old cannot mix biologicals for the first and second dose, that is, they can only receive first and second doses with the biological from the Sinovac pharmaceutical company.
📍 Get vaccinated at these points in Bogotá
In this way, the Secretary of Health invited all the people who for some reason have not applied the second dose of the vaccine against COVID-19, to attend the authorized points in Bogotá to complete the protection scheme with any biological that is available. . Here, the enabled points:
👋 Don’t let your guard down! Start, complete scheme or receive the booster dose💉 against covid-19!
These are the vaccination points enabled in Bogotá for this Wednesday, March 23.
✅ Go taking into account biosecurity measures ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/GDAwW3DKgT
— District Health Secretariat (@SectorSalud) March 22, 2022
For more information about these changes in the application of vaccines against COVID-19, you can consult the 👉 Resolution 419 of 2022in which the vaccination guidelines are established by the National Government.
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