WHO approves Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccines for emergency use

It already authorised the jabs made by Pfizer-BioNTech and Oxford-AstraZeneca

Last updated: March 12, 2021 | 20:35

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Geneva: The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday approved the Johnson & Johnson Covid vaccine for emergency use, after already authorising the jabs made by Pfizer-BioNTech and Oxford-AstraZeneca.

"Every new, safe and effective tool against COVID-19 is another step closer to controlling the pandemic," WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a statement.

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