Johnson & Johnson Booster COVID-19 Shot Shows Encouraging Action After Pfizer/BioNTech Jab

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Johnson & Johnson JNJ announced preliminary results from an independent study, including a subset of the Janssen-sponsored COV2008 study participants. The article describing these results has been posted on medRxiv.

  • The study showed a booster shot of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, administered six months after a two-dose primary regimen of Pfizer Inc PFEBioNTech SE BNRX BNT162b2 (Comirnaty) increased antibody and T-cell responses. 
  • These results demonstrate the potential benefits of heterologous boosting (mix-and-match). 
  • These Phase 2 data are reinforced by preliminary results from the UK COV-BOOST clinical study published in The Lancet.
  • The study demonstrated that following primary vaccination with two doses of either BNT162b2 or AstraZeneca Plc's AZN (Covishield) ChAdOx1 nCov-19, a booster dose of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine increased both antibody and T-cell responses.
  • The Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine and BNT162b2 as boosters led to similar neutralizing and binding antibody levels four weeks following the boost. 
  • However, after a mix-and-match booster dose of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, antibodies continued to increase for at least four weeks. 
  • In contrast, antibodies declined from week two to week four post-boost in individuals who received a homologous boost with the BNT162b2 vaccine.
  • Also Read: Valneva's COVID-19 Shot Fails As Booster In Pfizer/BioNTech Vaccinated Population.
  • Price Action: JNJ shares are up 0.68% at $160.47 during the premarket session on the last check Monday.
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