[aggregation-styles] ABC7 News, CNN DETROIT -- Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan declined an initial allocation of the newly authorized Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine this week even as nationwide demand continues to outpace available supply. Duggan, a Democrat who has been mayor since 2014, said he turned down the shipment because...
Bishops Discourage Catholics From Receiving Johnson & Johnson Vaccine if Alternatives Available
[aggregation-styles] The Hill The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops this week encouraged Catholics to choose Pfizer or Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccines over Johnson & Johnson, if possible, because the latter's inoculation was developed from stem cells obtained during two abortions decades ago. Bishop Kevin Rhoades, chairman of the conference’s Committee on...
Can You Choose Which COVID Vaccine to Get? Here’s What We Know.
The Western States Scientific Safety Review Workgroup on Wednesday gave its stamp of approval for California, Washington, Oregon and Nevada to use the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. J&J's offering is now the third COVID-19 vaccine supported for use in California. Initial shipments of the vaccine were received this week according to Governor Gavin Newsom's office. Only...
J&J’s One-Shot COVID Vaccine Is Safe and Generates Promising Immune Response in Early Trial
[aggregation-styles] CNBC Johnson & Johnson’s one-dose coronavirus vaccine is safe and appears to generate a promising immune response in both young and elderly volunteers, according to trial data published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine. J&J scientists randomly assigned healthy adults between the ages of 18 and 55...