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FDA approves single-shot Janssen jab for booster vaccination
MANILA – The country’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Emergency Use Authorization for the single-shot Janssen vaccine to be used as booster doses for fully vaccinated adults, the National Task Force (NTF) Against Covid-19 said Friday.
The NTF said Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine can be used as the homologous (same brand) booster shot with at least two months of interval, according to the guidelines.
For those who received Sinopharm, Sinovac, Moderna, Pfizer, AstraZeneca and the single-shot Gamaleya Sputnik Light as primary doses, the interval should be at least three months.
Those who received Janssen as their primary vaccine series may also acquire AstraZeneca, Moderna, and Pfizer jabs as booster shots.
The FDA previously said the Janssen booster shot does not need reformulation.
NTF chief Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. has repeatedly assured all Covid-19 vaccines procured by the government are safe and effective.
To date, there are about 67 million Filipinos with completed primary series of Covid-19 jabs, but only 12.97 million have received their booster shots.
The rollout of the fourth dose or the second booster shot for the immunocompromised aged 18 and above who received their initial booster shot at least three months ago will begin on April 25, according to Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire during an online media forum Friday.
The next phase will include medical front-liners and the elderly.
Vee-Jay Lee
April 24, 2022 at 12:01 PM
This is an excellent method to begin a booster immunization. This is exciting opportunity, since the world’s FDA has approved the Janssen jab for booster vaccination, expanding our fellow citizens’ options. As long as this Janssen jab booster vaccination will not harm any people, they will vaccinate at the right time and place. To summary, vaccines should not be detrimental to humans if all regulations, observation, trials, and documentation are followed. We should never be afraid of vaccines since they will help us overcome this virus and return to normalcy.
Carissa Noviem Eule
April 25, 2022 at 4:21 AM
If it’s FDA approved, it is somewhat a good news to those who are afraid of getting a
covid-19 vaccine shots because of its side effects, most especially single-shot vaccines like Janssen. There’s a big possibility that their doubts on getting booster shots would be gone because FDA assured its safety and effectiveness.
Gian Michael De Polonia
April 27, 2022 at 1:22 AM
Mas mabuting Bakunado at may Booster na ang lahat dahil nakikita naman natin na kahit nag Alert Level 1 na tayo ngayon ay may Pagbabago na talaga sa nangyayari sa ating bansa kaya huwag natin hayaan na mawala ulit ito at bumalik tayo sa pandemic na naranasan natin noon. Subok na halos ng karamihan at kita naman yung improvements. Kaya sana magpa-Booster na rin yung iba para ma maintain natin yung ganito pagluluwag. Para di na tayo bumalik sa dati na puro Lockdown at Paghihigpit kahit saan pumunta. Para na rin tuluyan na matapos ang Covid.