11.01.2022

BOOSTER DOSE: WHEN AND WHAT - EXPLAIN THE EXPERTS FROM THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH

The Ministry of Health has published important information for citizens wishing to get a booster dose of the Janssen vaccine against COVID-19.

The ministry clarified that it can be administered 2 months after the first vaccination with the same vaccine.

A booster dose of Janssen vaccine can also be given after a COVID-19 vaccination course with Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna mRNA vaccines. In these cases, however, the booster dose interval is 3 months.

The COVID-19 Vaccination Register has already created the functionality that allows the introduction of a booster dose of Janssen vaccine. This means that citizens receive their European digital COVID certificate immediately after vaccination.

The Ministry of Health reminds that an mRNA vaccine (manufactured by Pfizer / BioNTech or Moderna) can be given as a booster dose after a completed course of mRNA or vector vaccination (AstraZeneca or Janssen) no earlier than 3 months after completion. vaccination course.

The Ministry of Health and the Expert Advisory Board for Supervision of Immunoprophylaxis recommend that coronavirus survivors be vaccinated with a full immunization schedule no earlier than 3 months after laboratory confirmation of the diagnosis. In COVID-19 patients after the first dose of two-dose immunization vaccines, the second dose of vaccine should be given no earlier than 3 months after confirmation of the diagnosis.

Vaccines protect against severe disease, hospitalization and death, the Ministry of Health emphasizes.