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Today: The FDA is adding a warning to Johnson & Johnson s COVID-19 vaccine, the WHO is pushing back on Pfizer s calls for a booster dose, and a House panel wants information from Biogen about its controversial Alzheimer s drug.
We’ll start with J&J:
FDA adds new warning to J&J COVID-19 vaccine
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is adding a label to Johnson & Johnson s COVID-19 vaccine, warning that it has been linked to rare cases of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), a neurological disorder in which the body s immune system mistakenly attacks part of its nervous system.
There have been 100 preliminary reports following vaccination after approximately 12.5 million doses administered, FDA said in a statement. Of these reports, 95 of them were serious and required hospitalization. There was one reported death.
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Today: Juul will pay $40 million to settle a lawsuit in North Carolina. A new study found lasting protection from mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, and a poll shows a growing number of people are done with the pandemic, despite slowing vaccination numbers.
We ll start with vaccines:
Study finds sign of long-lasting protection from COVID-19 vaccines
The COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna produce a persistent immune response and give a sign of long-lasting protection, a new study finds.
Takeaway: The study is a positive development in the discussion around whether booster shots of the vaccines will be needed and when, though there has not been a definitive answer to that question yet.
Today: Novavax finally reported data from its clinical trial. President Biden
We ll start with Biden:
Biden pleads for people to get vaccinated as soon as possible
President Biden on Monday urged Americans who have not yet gotten vaccinated against the coronavirus to do so as soon as possible, pointing to the nearly 600,000 lives lost domestically from the virus.
“If you have not been vaccinated, get vaccinated. Get vaccinated as soon as possible. We have plenty of vaccinations, plenty of sites. We have more work to do to beat this virus and now is not the time to let our guard down,” Biden said.
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