State officials, community leaders try to dissuade residents from vaccine âshoppingâ
They stress all three authorized vaccines work against COVID-19
By Robert Weisman Globe Staff,Updated March 1, 2021, 8:01 p.m.
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From left to right, Pfizer/BioNTech, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines.
With a third COVID-19 vaccine soon to be available in Massachusetts, state officials and community leaders Monday sought to discourage residents from âshoppingâ for one brand over another, stressing that all are highly protective against serious disease from the coronavirus.
The assurances stemmed from apparent concern the newly authorized Johnson & Johnson vaccine, a one-shot formula officials view as ideal for hard-to-reach populations, might be regarded as an inferior product â especially by marginalized communities distrustful of the health care system.
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There are 550,000 people fully vaccinated against the coronavirus, Gov. Charlie Baker said Monday morning, compared to 550,302 total confirmed COVID-19 infections since the start of the pandemic.