HSE gives green light to mix vaccines

Anyone who had just one dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine against Covid-19 can now receive either Pfizer or Moderna as their second dose, the HSE has said.

Anyone who had just one dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine against Covid-19 can now receive either Pfizer or Moderna as their second dose, the HSE has said.

The decision to mix the vaccines is part of an effort to further speed up the rollout as Covid-19 cases continue to rise – Ireland is now the worst-affected EU country, according to the European Centre for Disease Control.