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World Coronavirus Dispatch: Experts question WHO probe into virus origins

Johnson's single-dose can be game changer, Nasdaq wipes out 2021 gains after dovish Powell comments, Calls grow to prioritise Italy's priests for jabs and other pandemic-related news across the globe

Marion Koopmans, right, and Peter Ben Embarek, center, of a World Health Organization team look over at their Chinese counterpart Liang Wannian, left, during a WHO-China Joint Study Press Conference, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
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Marion Koopmans, right, and Peter Ben Embarek, center, of a World Health Organization team look over at their Chinese counterpart Liang Wannian, left, during a WHO-China Joint Study Press Conference, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Akash Podishetty Hyderabad
Why Johnson & Johnson's single-dose vaccine is a game changer

Even though Johnon & Johnson's single-dose vaccine isn't as efficacious as peers such as Moderna and Pfizer, the public in general and health officials see it as superior. There are a few reasons for that. For one, the single dose comes with extra convenience--there will be no anxiety and setting reminders about another shot. And public health officials are enthusiastic about how much faster they reach a single shot to vulnerable communities that might not otherwise have access to a vaccine. Read here

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