Zvi—if you’re taking requests for the next update—would like reviews of the data showing J&J is better at the new variants (which ones and to what do extent and how certain are we)?
I don’t entirely understand the arguments myself, but it goes something like what MarketWatch said here:
“Experts are quick to point out that the clinical trials were conducted at different times — Pfizer and Moderna conducted their trials before several mutated variants had been reported, whereas Johnson & Johnson’s trials were conducted after that. Consequently, Johnson & Johnson has clinical-trial data to show its vaccine can work effectively against variants first reported in the U.K., South Africa and Brazil.”
That actually says it’s least effective against the South African variant.… so… there’s that.
I originally heard about it from my wife who heard about it from Sanjay Gupta’s podcast who said there was a study showing this, but I couldn’t find whatever Sanjay was talking about.
Zvi—if you’re taking requests for the next update—would like reviews of the data showing J&J is better at the new variants (which ones and to what do extent and how certain are we)?
Just saw this now but if you link me to the info I’ll put in the queue for next week.
I don’t entirely understand the arguments myself, but it goes something like what MarketWatch said here:
“Experts are quick to point out that the clinical trials were conducted at different times — Pfizer and Moderna conducted their trials before several mutated variants had been reported, whereas Johnson & Johnson’s trials were conducted after that. Consequently, Johnson & Johnson has clinical-trial data to show its vaccine can work effectively against variants first reported in the U.K., South Africa and Brazil.”
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-backlash-against-johnson-johnsons-covid-19-vaccine-is-real-and-riskyheres-exactly-how-to-make-its-rollout-a-success-11615407137
They link to this ABC news page:
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/single-dose-johnson-johnson-vaccine-effective-variants-data/story?id=76084549
That actually says it’s least effective against the South African variant.… so… there’s that.
I originally heard about it from my wife who heard about it from Sanjay Gupta’s podcast who said there was a study showing this, but I couldn’t find whatever Sanjay was talking about.