The Ministry of Health, following the recommendations of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the European Centre for Disease Control (ECDC), announces that citizens are given the choice to get a booster mRNA shot against COVID-19 different from their original vaccine regimen.
The announcement by the Ministry says that the recommendations by EMA and ECDC were the result of a large number of clinical trials to ensure flexibility and effectiveness in vaccination programs, which considered, among other things, the possibility of administering two different (heterologous) vaccines against COVID-19 for dose after initial vaccination (known as heterologous aid).
Citizens will be able to opt for a third booster dose with Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines, regardless of their previous initial vaccination schedule at Walk-in Vaccination Centres. Changes are underway at Vaccination Portal to provide the possibility of vaccination by appointment .
