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COVID-19 Q&A: Is the J&J vaccine effective against the different variants?

COVID-19 Q&A: Is the J&J vaccine effective against the different variants?
SCARBOROUGH WVTM 13 WE WERE WORKING TO HELP YOU GET THE FACTS ABOUT COVID-19 AND THE VACCINE WE’RE TALKING AGAIN TODAY ABOUT VARIANTSIC MHAELSON IN AN EMAIL WITH THIS QUESTION WANTING TO KNOW WILL THE JOHNSON & JOHNSON VACCINE BE EFFECTIVE AGAINST THE DIFFERENT COVID-19 VARIANTS. I TOOK THE QUESTION TO DR. KAREN LANDERS WITH THE ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH FOR AN ANSWER. LOOK AGAIN I,F WE LOOK AT THE INFORMATION WE HAVE ON VARIANCE AND VCIACNE THE JNJ VACCINE CERTAINLY PERFORMS AS WELL AS WE WOULD EXPECT IT TO AGAINST THE VARIANCE GENIV A SLIGHTLY LEROW EFFICACY OVER ALL OF THE J&J VACCINE WITH THE J&J IS STILL A GOOD VACCINE AGAIN. THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO PREFER J&J BECAUSE IT’S A SINGLE DOSE VACCINE AND THAT’S ONE O TFHE ADVAAGNTES OF THE VACCINE. BUT AGAIN, I’M VERY SATISFIED WITH THE INFORMATION. I’VE SEEN WITH J&J AND VARIANCE. DR. LANDERS ALSO PNTOIED OUT THE DOCTORS AND RESEARCHERS ARE STILL GATHERING DATA ON VACCINES AND VARIANTS IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION, LET ME KNOW EMAIL ME AT WVTM13 AT WVTM.COM. I’LL TAKE YOUR QUE
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COVID-19 Q&A: Is the J&J vaccine effective against the different variants?
WVTM 13 is working with health experts to get you the facts on any questions you may have related to the COVID-19 vaccines.In this segment, a viewer asks WVTM 13's Ian Reitz if the Johnson & Johnson vaccine is effective against the different COVID-19 variants?Hear the recommendation of Dr. Karen Landers with the Alabama Department of Public Health in the video above.Do you have a COVID-19 vaccine question you would like answered? Email us at wvtm13@wvtm.com and we'll contact the experts and return to you as quickly as possible!MORE FACTS ON THE VAXCan you get the flu and COVID-19 at the same time?Do children who've had the disease need to be vaccinated?Do I need to be vaccinated if I've had COVID-19?

WVTM 13 is working with health experts to get you the facts on any questions you may have related to the COVID-19 vaccines.

In this segment, a viewer asks WVTM 13's Ian Reitz if the Johnson & Johnson vaccine is effective against the different COVID-19 variants?

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Hear the recommendation of Dr. Karen Landers with the Alabama Department of Public Health in the video above.

Do you have a COVID-19 vaccine question you would like answered? Email us at wvtm13@wvtm.com and we'll contact the experts and return to you as quickly as possible!

MORE FACTS ON THE VAX

Can you get the flu and COVID-19 at the same time?

Do children who've had the disease need to be vaccinated?

Do I need to be vaccinated if I've had COVID-19?