By Dr. Adjoa Smalls-Mantey / abcnews
Since the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine was granted emergency use authorization by the FDA, more than 450,000 people have been given the single-dose shot, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Unlike Pfizer’s and Moderna’s two-dose vaccines, the Johnson & Johnson vaccine uses another virus — one that causes the common cold — to deliver genetic information to cells.
Pregnant women were excluded in clinical trials of all three vaccines, and now many women who are expecting have been grappling with whether they should get vaccinated.
The CDC has concluded they can receive the Johnson & Johnson one-shot vaccine after reviewing more than 200 pages of data provided by the company and the Food and Drug Administration.
