Is There a Concern That the Second Vaccine Could Interfere With the First?

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The oxford trial is being looked at the immune response, and not a percentage of people getting sick or anything like that. They're hoping to get results from that, i think, by may to june, somewhere in there. And then, you know, if that's useful, that could then potentially inform the roll out as we go into the summer.

The science behind how and when to give vaccines doses.

As vaccines are rolled out, massive logistical challenges are leading scientists and policymakers to consider alternative dosing strategies.

But what does the science say? In this week’s episode of Coronapod, we discuss mixing and matching vaccines and lengthening the time between doses. Approaches like these could ease logistical concerns, but we ask what's known about their impact on vaccine efficacy – what is the science behind the decisions, and could they actually boost immune responses?

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