ACIP Shies Away From COVID-19 Vaccine Comparative Efficacy And Safety Evaluations

Panel Recommends Janssen Vaccine A Day After EUA

The CDC panel’s mandate is to make recommendations for each specific vaccine brought forward, not ‘comparing two, three or four vaccines, and coming up with specific recommendations for each one independent of the other,’ chairman Jose Romero says as ACIP recommends use of Janssen’s COVID-19 vaccine under EUA.  

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One speaker at the ACIP meeting worried about a perception of inferiority if the single-dose Janssen vaccine is destined for places where people have had access issues. • Source: Shutterstock

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices will not compare efficacy and safety across the authorized COVID-19 vaccines, at least in the near term, panel chairman Jose Romero said.

During an emergency meeting on 28 February, ACIP voted 12-0, with one recusal, to recommend vaccination with Janssen Biotech...

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