“This does look more like a two-dose vaccine,” Dr. Michael Nelson, a temporary voting member of the FDA committee. The group of people who would qualify for the J&J booster can get it two months after getting their first dose.
The Food and Drug Administration should authorize a second “booster” dose of Johnson & Johnson’s JNJ, +0.74% COVID-19 vaccine for adults who were initially vaccinated with this vaccine, according to a group of scientists and clinicians that advises the regulator.
“This does look more like a two-dose vaccine,” Dr. Michael Nelson, a professor of medicine UVA Health and the UVA School of Medicine and a temporary voting member of the FDA committee.
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