Mixing Covaxin and Covishield gives better results: ICMR
New Delhi : The Indian Council of Medical Researches has said that a mix of Covishield and Covaxin can give better immunity against the Delta and Delta Plus variant of coronavirus.
The study has been conducted on just 18 people of Uttar Pradesh, who by mistake took two doses of two separate vaccines. According to the finding of the study which is yet to be peer-reviewed immunisation with a combination of an adenovirus vector platform-based vaccine, followed by inactivated whole virus vaccine was not only safe but also elicited better immunogenicity.
The study titled ‘Serendipitous Covid-19 Vaccine-Mix in Uttar Pradesh, India: Safety and Immunogenicity Assessment of a Heterologous Regime’ has been uploaded on medRxiv.
The study was done on 18 people who received two different doses of coronavirus, the findings were then compared with 40 other people who took two doses of same vaccine. The study duration was from May to June 2021, it said.
Mixing of vaccines is being discussed globally all studies are in favour of mixing two vaccines to increase the protection against future infection.
No immediate adverse effect could be seen on the people with two different doses. Now, further study has revealed that the mix-up has actually worked in favour of protection as these people have more protection than those who have received two shots of the same vaccine.
