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Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose vaccine gets emergency-use approval in India
Scroll | 07/08/2021 03:11 PM | Click to read full article
Pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose Covid-19 vaccine has received emergency-use authorisation in India, Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya announced on Saturday.
“Now India has 5 EUA vaccines,” the minister added. “This will further boost our nation’s collective fight against Covid-19.” In phase three clinical trials, the single-shot vaccine showed 85% efficacy in preventing severe disease, Johnson & Johnson said.
