Single-dose Janssen vaccine likely to be back-up for Pfizer jab programme – Nikki Turner

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Single-dose Janssen vaccine likely to be back-up for Pfizer jab programme – Nikki Turner

Martin
Johnston
Janssen vaccine. [Image: Mika Baumeister on Unsplash]
The Janssen COVID-19 vaccine requires only one dose, rather than the two required with the Pfizer vaccine chosen for New Zealand’s COVID-19 immunisation programme [Image: Mika Baumeister on Unsplash]
“You might have very rare, occasional cases of people who have a severe allergic reaction to Pfizer that you might want to use Janssen for” The