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Sorting through the different vaccines now available in NH. Photo/rawpixel.com
The first shipment of the newly approved Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine arrived in New Hampshire this week. And with three vaccines now on the market, people may be wondering: How do they differ?
“They are all excellent vaccines,” said Dr. William Schaffner, a professor of medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Vanderbilt University in Tennessee. “When I’m asked what’s the best vaccine, I say, ‘The one that’s available to you.’ ”
Developed by Janssen Pharmaceuticals, a division of Johnson & Johnson, the latest vaccine received the Food and Drug Administration’s emergency-use authorization last week for those 18 and older.
New Hampshire residents who have scheduled appointments for the COVID-19 vaccine through the VAMS system are now able to add their name to a waitlist for an earlier appointment through Monadnock Community Hospital and the Greater Monadnock Public.