Fauci: One-dose vaccination could be ‘tenuous’ protection against variants

Dr Fauci warns that delaying second doses of Covid vaccines would give only ‘tenuous’ protection against variants that may weaken the shots  UK health officials allow second doses to be delayed up to 12 weeks Dr Fauci has stood against this strategy in the U.S., buy Monday said there is not a ‘right or wrong’ … Read more

Merck will help Johnson & Johnson produce its one-dose COVID-19 vaccine in ‘historic partnership’

President Joe Biden is set to announce on Tuesday that pharmaceutical company Merck & Co will help manufacture Johnson & Johnson’s one-dose coronavirus vaccine. Senior officials told The Washington Post that the administration sought to secure a deal with Merck – which ended trials of its own immunization – after realizing J&J had fallen behind in … Read more

J&J’s one-dose COVID-19 vaccine SHOULD get FDA authorization, experts vote

America is one step closer to having a one-dose COVID-19 vaccine after an expert panel voted that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) should authorize the shot on Friday.   The panel voted unanimously – 22 to zero – in favor of the vaccine, which was found to be 66 percent effective in trials in the … Read more

NYC will use J&J’s one-dose shot to vaccinate homebound seniors

New York City will use Johnson & Johnson’s easy to store, single-dose coronavirus shot to vaccinate homebound seniors and others, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Tuesday.  ‘Let’s talk about how we’re going to reach home-bound seniors,’ the mayor said during a media briefing.  ‘We’re going to use that Johnson & Johnson vaccine to reach homebound, … Read more

J&J asks FDA to authorize its ONE-DOSE COVID019 vaccine

The US is one step closer to having a single-dose coronavirus vaccine after Johnson & Johnson asked the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to authorize its vaccine on Thursday night.  Now that it has submitted its application for emergency use authorization, Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine could be greenlit within weeks.  The US has an agreement, … Read more

J&J’s one-dose covid vaccine safely triggers antibodies in all ages

Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose COVID-19 vaccine is likely safe and effective at protecting people from coronavirus, early trial data suggest.  WIthin a month of just one injection, 100 percent of participants developed antibodies to fight off the virus, interim results from the company’s Phase I/II study, published on Wednesday in the New England Journal of … Read more

Johnson & Johnson may know whether its one-dose coronavirus vaccine works by January

Johnson & Johnson says it may have the results of its late-stage experimental coronavirus vaccine trial sooner than expected. In an event held by the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations on Tuesday, the company’s chief scientific officer Dr Paul Stoffels said the team is expected to release data no later than next month. … Read more