The Louisiana Health Department says it expects to receive this week nearly 38,000 doses of Johnson and Johnson’s newly approved COVID-19 vaccine. State Health Officer Doctor Joe Kanter says this is a single-dose vaccine that could be especially beneficial for people who have difficulty taking time off work.
“One and done, one shot, and you are done, don’t have to come back, don’t have to coordinate, one shot and you’re done, which is something we don’t have with the vaccines now,” said Kanter.
Kanter says the Johnson and Johnson vaccine is also a more durable vaccine and it can last up to three months in a refrigerator, whereas the other vaccines must be stored at very cold temperatures.
“So it’s going to be a lot easier to move this vaccine out into the field, to do events with it, to do small community strike teams,” said Kanter.
Kanter says clinical trials on the Johnson and Johnson vaccine show its 100-percent effective at preventing hospitalizations and deaths.
“At 14 days afterwards you have very very, good protection and at 28 days you have even a little bit better protection, at 28 days and going forward zero deaths,” said Kanter.
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