Johnson and Johnson 85% efficacy in fighting severe covid symptoms.. It is strong

[applegrove]

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against variants. Nova Vax shows 85% efficacy against covid and some variants but not so good against South african varient. There is more coming and they all have different strengths.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cbc.ca/amp/1.5893009

[roamer65]

1. Good first response vaccine, especially in developing nations.

Get it in the arms of people ASAP.

Then boosters can be developed after it.

[applegrove]

2. Yes. It will travel everywhere well.

[LizBeth]

3. I was hearing somewhere in 60's all last couple days and then last night and today in 80's.

Earlier it was 80% and now up to 85%. I wouldn't be trusting this with lack of consistency.

[applegrove]

4. 66% effective against Covid in general. 85% effective at stopping the most severe

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Covid (symptoms). They are different things.

[LizBeth]

5. My bad I didn't catch that. Absolutely. Thanks.

[coti]

6. Not even that is quite accurate, it's 66% effective in preventing

moderate and severe cases, less effective preventing mild cases.

[applegrove]

7. Hmm. I heard it on the news. It will become clearer in the weeks to come.

[applegrove]

9. Here is a link:

"SNIP....

J&J said Friday that in the U.S. and seven other countries where their trial has been conducted, the single-shot vaccine was 66 per cent effective overall at preventing moderate to severe illness, and much more protective — 85 per cent — against the most serious symptoms.

......SNIP"

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cbc.ca/amp/1.5893009

[Squinch]

10. 66% vs. 95% for the current 2. I'd rather we put our money

and resources into getting the current two into people's arms.