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COVID-19 vaccines may be used interchangeably, according to BC health officials

Editors' note: This is a developing story. Find most recent coverage here. Written by: Jaymee Salisi, News Writer On June 1, 2021, the Public Health Agency of Canada updated their guidelines regarding the use of two different authorized COVID-19 vaccines for each dose. A COVID-19 mRNA vaccine triggers an immune response, which produces proteins to protect the body from COVID-19. Pfizer and Moderna vaccines may be used interchangeably, as they are both mRNA vaccines.  The National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) updated their guidelines following an “increasing availability of mRNA vaccines in Canada.” NACI said an mRNA vaccine is the…

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