Mixing vaccines!!

[firsttimemamax]

Hi all.
I wonder if anyone can help me, I'm so worried and just need a bit of reassurance... I've just had a baby and my emotions are everywhere so please be kind!

My partner had his first covid vaccine 12 weeks ago, they gave him the Pfizer one. Today he had his second jab and they gave him the Astra Zeneca vaccine... he's now really poorly after the jab with a high temp and aches. I know these are common side effects but I'm just worried as they mixed the jabs!!

Has anyone else experienced this? Is it safe?

Thanks so much in advance
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How does he know he had Astrazeneca for the second dose, did someone tell him / is it on the card / is it on his NHS app? He should follow up to find out for certain what he's been given, and if it has been mixed then the issue needs to be followed up by the site to ensure it doesn't happen again.

Around here , there are people who had Pfizer in hospital but now that second dose is due Pfizers are being done at remote centres. Frail folk who can't travel are given AZ. There is a protocol for this . It won't harm your family and may improve their immunity.

They are doing trials on mixing vaccines, there is hope that it will result in higher immunity but the results are not out yet.
There are preliminary results which show the short term side effects are more intense after both doses. The trial is in over 50s so they anticipate younger people will feel worse. No serious reactions have been found.

So your DH may have better cover but unfortunately feel worse immediately after the vaccine.

What country are you? In the UK they aren't mixing vaccines outside of trials.

This isn't true.

To reassure you, OP, the UK allows mixing in exceptional circumstances. What happened to your husband sounds similar to these cases:

www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/19272589.nhs-issue-statement-north-east-patients-receive-mix-match-vaccine/

The JCVI says 'it says that it is "reasonable to offer one dose" of an alternative vaccine if it means they can complete the schedule. It went on to say that this option is "preferred" if the patient is likely to be at immediate high risk or considered unlikely to attend again.'

In this case it sounds like they didn't save enough Pfizer for second doses.

@AnnaBronskisSkirts

What country are you? In the UK they aren't mixing vaccines outside of trials.

This isn't true.

To reassure you, OP, the UK allows mixing in exceptional circumstances. What happened to your husband sounds similar to these cases:

www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/19272589.nhs-issue-statement-north-east-patients-receive-mix-match-vaccine/

The JCVI says 'it says that it is "reasonable to offer one dose" of an alternative vaccine if it means they can complete the schedule. It went on to say that this option is "preferred" if the patient is likely to be at immediate high risk or considered unlikely to attend again.'

In this case it sounds like they didn't save enough Pfizer for second doses.

We think this is absolutely spot on, we realised that if my DH hadn't had this vaccine he would have been a week over the designated time and as he is vulnerable I suppose they decided it was the better option to give him the available vaccine rather than none at all.

Would have been nice for them to explain this! But nevermind, he is doing fine now and his symptoms disappeared after 1 night.
Thanks so much everyone for your reassurance and the info provided, very appreciated and I hope this thread may be of use to anyone else in this position!

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