ACIP Shies Away From COVID-19 Vaccine Comparative Efficacy And Safety Evaluations

Panel Recommends Janssen Vaccine A Day After EUA

 
• By Sue Sutter

The CDC panel’s mandate is to make recommendations for each specific vaccine brought forward, not ‘comparing two, three or four vaccines, and coming up with specific recommendations for each one independent of the other,’ chairman Jose Romero says as ACIP recommends use of Janssen’s COVID-19 vaccine under EUA.  

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One speaker at the ACIP meeting worried about a perception of inferiority if the single-dose Janssen vaccine is destined for places where people have had access issues. • Source: Shutterstock

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