{"id":51025,"date":"2021-04-29T20:38:49","date_gmt":"2021-04-30T00:38:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/?p=51025"},"modified":"2023-06-06T18:08:52","modified_gmt":"2023-06-06T22:08:52","slug":"switching-shots-health-experts-discuss-different-brands-for-covid-19-vaccine-booster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/news\/switching-shots-health-experts-discuss-different-brands-for-covid-19-vaccine-booster\/","title":{"rendered":"Switching Shots: Health Experts Discuss Different Brands For COVID-19 Vaccine Booster"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_49336\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignright\" style=\"width: 310px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2021\/02\/weber-860x574-1-600x400-1-e1613331088676.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-49336\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2021\/02\/weber-860x574-1-600x400-1-e1613331088676-300x290.jpeg\" alt=\"weber-860x574-1-600x400-1.jpeg\" width=\"300\" height=\"290\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">David Weber, MD, MPH<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>With supply and demand a concern for COVID-19 vaccines in some communities, a WRAL news story asked the question: Is it safe to mix different brands of vaccines?<\/p>\n<p>Guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration currently recommend staying consistent with the type of vaccine a patient receives, especially with the two-dose vaccines, Pfizer or Moderna.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The second dose should be the same as the first whenever possible,&#8221; said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/david-weber\/\">David Weber<\/a>, MD, professor of medicine in the division of infectious diseases, in the story.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wral.com\/coronavirus\/switching-shots-health-experts-discuss-if-people-can-receive-different-brand-for-booster-covid-19-vaccine\/19641329\/\">Watch or read the news story<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With supply and demand a concern for COVID-19 vaccines in some communities, a WRAL news story asked the question: Is it safe to mix different brands of vaccines? 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