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Colorado Doctor Thinks Johnson & Johnson’s COVID Vaccine Could Be A ‘Game Changer’

Now AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson have vaccinations that could soon be administered.

(CBS News)

January 13, 2021

(CBS4) – More doses of the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccine will be available as the CDC has told providers not to hold back the second doses. And two more vaccines are in the pipeline for approval.

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CBS4 Medical Editor Dr. Dave Hnida spoke in an interview on CBSN Denver this week about where we stand on the vaccine’s development. He says a single dose of the Pfizer vaccine offers about 50% protection, that number is 70% for the Moderna. And now AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson have vaccinations that could soon be administered.

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