Medicine & TechnologyThe head of South Africa's Medical Research Council or SAMRC, Glenda Gray recently claimed that the COVID-19 vaccine booster shot developed by Johnson and Johnson has 85-percent efficacy.
Dr. Anthony Fauci has strongly recommended that people cancel plans of attending parties with 30 or more guests. Instead, he advised small gatherings of people or relatives "who are vaccinated" and are given a booster shot.
An advisory to the US Food and Drug Administration unanimously voted last week, authorization of a booster jab, a third dose that is, of mRNA vaccine of Moderna, and second for Johnson & Johnson's.
After clinical trial participants were completely vaccinated, the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine produced significant immunological and antibody responses for at least six months.
There is a difference between full approval and emergency use authorization of the COVID-19 vaccine. They are granted by the US Food and Drug Administration to ensure safety and efficacy.
Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine works well against the Delta variant that now dominates new infections in South Africa, country’s Medical Research Council said on Friday.
Pfizer has asked the FDA for an amendment to its emergency use authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine to expand its use in individuals aged 12 to 15 in the United States.
The US is set to release its third vaccine against the novel coronavirus, but people cannot help ask which among the COVID-19 vaccines available are the best.
Johnson & Johnson will be entering phase three of human trials, including 60,000 participants from three continents. They also continue to look for other possible treatments for coronavirus as their vaccine candidate completes safety and efficacy trials.