AstraZenca or Pfizer? It is a doubt that they share near a 1,700,000 Spaniards. They are policemen, teachers or health workers under the age of 60, who received a dose of AstraZeneca against the coronavirus and now they have the question: Do they case to the government and complete their regimen with a dose of Pfizer or follow the Council of the European Medicines Agency and opt for a second dose of AstraZeneca?
On the other hand, among those over 60 and essential workers, in the next few days they will need a second dose of AstraZeneca ones 5 million people in Spain (4,915,457) and right now in the warehouses there are about 800,000 doses (798,343). If the sending of new remittances is not expedited, there is concern about the lack of this type of vaccine in Galicia, the Basque Country, the Valencian Community and Castilla y León.
The final decision on the second dose
The final decision on the second dose of AstraZeneca rests with the people. For this reason, each of the slightly more than one and a half million people under 60 years of age who have received the first dose will have to sign informed consent to receive the second from that drug store. That is the vaccination schedule recommended by organizations such as the European Medicines Agency and the World Health Organization.
However, the Ministry of Health affirms that the option that will be carried out by default sIt will be to administer a second dose of Pfizer. This is because the study To combine both vaccines, it confirmed its viability, that is, it generates the necessary antibodies against the coronavirus and the side effects are similar to those of any other vaccine.
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