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Re:Johnson and Johnson single-shot vaccine appears 66% effec... by gscott on Friday January 29, 2021 @07:04PM (#25964547)
The yearly flue vaccines are also about 60%
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Re:Johnson and Johnson single-shot vaccine appears 66% effec... by Scoundreller on Friday January 29, 2021 @07:43PM (#25964779)
Difference is that flu vaccines are mass-produced in advance of flu season based on a prediction of what the flu season will be.

Here, we're targeting the actively-circulating virus. The match should be better, but getting enough into arms is the obvious problem.

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