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Vaccine advisers at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) voted unanimously on Sunday to recommend Johnson & Johnson's coronavirus vaccine, which only needs a single one. dosage, for use in Americans 18 years of age and older.
The vaccine, made by J & J's Janssen vaccine division, obtained emergency use authorization from the US Food and Drug Administration on Friday.
CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices heard evidence on the safety and efficacy of the vaccine, which has been shown in global trials to be 66% effective in preventing coronavirus disease with a good safety profile.
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The committee voted on the following question: Is the Janssen vaccine against covid-19 recommended for people over 18 years of age in the United States population under FDA emergency use authorization? "
This is the third coronavirus vaccine to win an emergency use authorization, after Pfizer / BioNTech and Moderna's vaccine.
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J & J's can be kept at normal refrigerator temperature for three months and requires only one dose, something committee members said would make it easier to distribute and administer.
Now CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky will officially approve the recommendation and distribution can begin.
The assessors did not make any specific recommendations on which groups should be prioritized for the vaccine, made by Johnson & Johnson's Janssen vaccine arm.
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