However, if institutions such as the Medical Research Institute, universities, or other institutions wish to conduct a study in this regard, the administrative clearance needed for it would be given by the Health Ministry, he said. He said that the mixing and matching of vaccines was a complex matter and could not be concluded until a proper study was done. How this is done is by receiving the first dose of AstraZeneca and the second dose from Pfizer or Moderna vaccines. Sri Lanka’s Health Ministry is also currently considering this,” she stated. Therefore, we are on alert to any new research made on the mixing and matching of vaccines,” she said.

Source: The Nation June 15, 2021 18:45 UTC