Omicron pandemic: Attention! Pfizer and Janssen will not be used for third doses in Colombia | Health

The booster doses once morest COVID-19 have become a topic of main attention for Colombians, so in order to guarantee coverage, the Ministry of Health confirmed that the vaccines of Pfizer and Janssen, like those of Moderna, will only apply to people who need the second dose once morest the coronavirus, that is, the vaccine will not be used for the immunization process, nor for the booster dose or third doses.

these vaccines, they will not be used in first doses because they will not have the means to respond to complete the vaccination schedule, nor in third doses because they will not be enough to supply the population Colombian.

In the case of people who applied the Janssen Vaccine, it is important to clarify that one dose is not equivalent to two doses, so it is necessary to access booster doses, preferably from a different pharmaceutical company with which the initial regimen was started.

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It is important to highlight that people who need to complete the vaccination schedule once morest the virus, they can do it with the vaccine AstraZeneca, which is available at the different authorized points in the country.