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Coronavirus digest: J&J says second shot boosts protection

By DW
25 September 2021   |   6:07 am
A booster dose of the Johnson & Johnson COVID jab increases its efficacy rate to 94%, the drugmaker said. The company is expected to state its case to US regulators. Follow DW for the latest.

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