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Haiti - NOTICE : Allowed interchangeability of vaccines against Covid-19
23/01/2022 09:37:50

Haiti - NOTICE : Allowed interchangeability of vaccines against Covid-19
The Directorate General of the Ministry of Public Health informs the Departmental Health Directorates, Health Institutions, partners involved in vaccination and the general population that, according to the recommendations of the World Health Organization (WHO), the interchangeability of vaccines used against Covid-19 and its variants is allowed in Haiti.

Indeed, the WHO recommends vaccination (2 doses) with the same vaccine as a priority but in the event of unavailability, interchangeability between laboratory vaccines: PFIZER ("vaccine: Comirnaty"), MODERNA ("vaccine: Spikevax") and JOHNSON and JOHNSON ("vaccine: Janssen") is accepted to complete a vaccination schedule.

Depending on the case:

"The 1st dose of "Spikevax" vaccine (MODERNA) can be followed by a 2nd dose of "Comirnaty" vaccine (PFIZER) or "Janssen" vaccine (JOHNSON and JOHNSON).

Or

"The 1st dose of "Comirnaty" vaccine (PFIZER) can be followed by a 2nd dose of "Spikevax" vaccine (MODERNA) or "Janssen" vaccine (JOHNSON and JOHNSON).


The General Directorate of the Ministry of Public Health is counting on the collaboration of all the actors concerned for the application of this provision at the level of all the points of delivery of vaccination services against Covid-19.

Vaccination:
125,492 Haitians (1.08% of the population) +221 in 24 hours have received a 1st dose of "Spikevax" vaccine from the MODERNA Laboratory since July 16, 2021, date of the first injection through 149 open vaccination centers https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-35051-haiti-covid-19-list-of-149-vaccination-centers-open-in-the-country.html and 79,410 Haitians are fully vaccinated (2 doses, 0.68% of the population) + 270 . Update January 14, 2022 latest information available (source MSPP).

List of the 149 Vaccination Centers open in Haiti (and hours) by department : (updated October 20, 2021)
https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-35051-haiti-covid-19-list-of-149-vaccination-centers-open-in-the-country.html

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