CDC advisory panel recommends J&J single-dose Covid vaccine

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A CDC advisory panel has recommended Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose coronavirus vaccine, one of the last steps needed for the shot to be administered to the public

and is easier to store and transport than two-dose Covid vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna. For that reason, it will be especially useful in rural communities and for hard-to-reach populations.The shot was found to be 66 percent effective in preventing moderate to severe Covid-19 at least 28 days after vaccination, and 85 percent effective in preventing severe to critical Covid over the same time frame, according to the FDA.

Public health officials warn the rates don't offer apples-to-apples comparisons, and that the J&J trial may offer a better measure of how the company's vaccine stacks up against new, more transmissable Covid strains that are proliferating around the world. A senior administration official told reporters the Biden team has directed states to distribute all three vaccines evenly throughout all populations. The official said the federal government is closely monitoring state distribution and whether equity metrics are being hit.The Biden administration says roughly 4 million J&J shots will be sent out this week, including 2 million to states and another 2 million to pharmacies and community health centers.

The company told lawmakers on Capitol Hill last week that it plans to provide 20 million vaccines by the end of March and 100 million by the end of June.

 

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