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[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

boosters

Good news for those who got Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 shot: the one-dose vaccine is protective against severe disease caused by the coronavirus, even the delta variant. In a large study by the drug maker that examined insurance records, Johnson & Johnson said one dose of its vaccine was 81% effective against hospitalization. The study was published online and hasn't yet been peer-reviewed.

Additionally, Johnson & Johnson announced in a press release Tuesday that a booster dose of its coronavirus vaccine, given two months after the first shot, was 94% protective against symptomatic COVID-19 in the US and 100% effective against severe COVID-19, which puts it in the same league as its mRNA cousins, Pfizer and Moderna. Johnson & Johnson said the company has given its data to the Food and Drug Administration, which gave J&J emergency use authorization for one dose of its vaccine.

Fewer people have gotten Johnson & Johnson's one-dose vaccine than Pfizer or Moderna -- about 14.8 million people are considered fully vaccinated with Johnson & Johnson, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a small number compared to those vaccinated with Pfizer or Moderna. This is partly because it was available in the US later than both mRNA vaccines, went through issues with production that resulted in millions of wasted doses, and its administration was paused over a link to a rare but serious side effect (administration of the vaccine was paused briefly in April, but was quickly resumed).

But those who got the J&J have largely been left out of the country's booster plans, including immunocompromised people who received the one-dose vaccine. (The CDC recommends moderately or severely immunocompromised folks who received Pfizer or Moderna get a third dose of mRNA vaccine, but says there isn't enough data to make the same recommendation for those who received Johnson & Johnson.)

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/johnson-johnson-s-vaccine-is-highly-effective-with-extra-dose-company-says-what-that-means-for-boosters/ar-AAOyHgY

Until peer review is complete this doesn't mean shit.

[MontanaMama]

1. I got the J&J and am patiently

waiting for a recommendation.

[GPV]

2. Yep