BREAKING [Thread]
From Wed, 23rd Feb, you can:
1. Get a 2nd #Pfizer jab 21 days after a 1st jab (previously = 42 days)
2. Get a Pfizer booster (3rd jab) 3 mnths after a 2nd jab (previously = 6 months) or choose 2 have a #JnJ booster after 2 #Pfizer shots (boosters = only for 18+)
From Wed, 23rd Feb, you can:
1. Get a 2nd #Pfizer jab 21 days after a 1st jab (previously = 42 days)
2. Get a Pfizer booster (3rd jab) 3 mnths after a 2nd jab (previously = 6 months) or choose 2 have a #JnJ booster after 2 #Pfizer shots (boosters = only for 18+)
2. From TOMORROW, Mon, 21st Feb, people of 18+ who received 1 #JnJ jab can:
- Choose to have a #Pfizer booster (instead of a 2nd #JnJ shot [booster] after 1 JnJ shot), in other words, you'll be able to "mix and match"
- Choose to have a #Pfizer booster (instead of a 2nd #JnJ shot [booster] after 1 JnJ shot), in other words, you'll be able to "mix and match"
3. What should you do if a site has only 1 brand of #COVID19 vaccine available?
@HealthZA:
1. You should go with the same jab that you got 4 vaccination as a booster (or look for a different site)
2. Homologous boosting (booster = same as your other doses) = preferred
@HealthZA:
1. You should go with the same jab that you got 4 vaccination as a booster (or look for a different site)
2. Homologous boosting (booster = same as your other doses) = preferred
5. What else has changed?
If you received your #COVID19 jabs in ANOTHER COUNTRY, you will soon be able to get your BOOSTER dose in SA — the #EVDS is being updated to allow for this. Not date for this yet.
If you received your #COVID19 jabs in ANOTHER COUNTRY, you will soon be able to get your BOOSTER dose in SA — the #EVDS is being updated to allow for this. Not date for this yet.
6. One more change:
1. You can now get a #COVID19 jab at the same time as another vaccination (e.g. a flu or #HPV jab).
2. Previously, @healthza said you had to wait for 2 weeks after a #COVID jab before getting a different type of jab. But that's no longer required.
1. You can now get a #COVID19 jab at the same time as another vaccination (e.g. a flu or #HPV jab).
2. Previously, @healthza said you had to wait for 2 weeks after a #COVID jab before getting a different type of jab. But that's no longer required.
7. SUMMARY:
1. You can (so far) only mix + match with BOOSTER #COVID19 vaccine doses in SA, not with primary schedule shots (if you had #Pfizer you need to get a 2nd Pfizer shot, you can't get a JnJ jab as a 2nd shot, only as a booster)
2. Boosters = only approved for 18+ in SA
1. You can (so far) only mix + match with BOOSTER #COVID19 vaccine doses in SA, not with primary schedule shots (if you had #Pfizer you need to get a 2nd Pfizer shot, you can't get a JnJ jab as a 2nd shot, only as a booster)
2. Boosters = only approved for 18+ in SA
8. What about #HealthWorkers = both vaccinated + boosted with #JnJ — can they get a #Pfizer booster (so a 3rd dose)?
@healthza:
@heatlhza = asked the vaccine MAC for guidance. So far, the EVDS has not been programmed 4 this. But depending on the guidance, that could change.
@healthza:
@heatlhza = asked the vaccine MAC for guidance. So far, the EVDS has not been programmed 4 this. But depending on the guidance, that could change.
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