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J&J Covid Shot Neutralizes Delta Variant, Company Says

  • Single-shot vaccine’s protection increases after injection
  • Company says it plans August reading on a two-shot regimen
Bloomberg business news
WATCH: Johnson & Johnson said that its single-shot coronavirus vaccine neutralizes the fast-spreading delta variant.(Source: Bloomberg)

Johnson & Johnson said that its single-shot coronavirus vaccine neutralizes the fast-spreading delta variant and provides durable protection against infection more broadly.

The company said in a statement Thursday that recipients of its vaccine produced strong neutralizing antibodies over the course of at least eight months against all variants including delta, which was first seen in India and has been spreading around the globe.