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Restart of the Johnson Johnson COVID-19 vaccine: A doctor explains why benefits far outweigh risks

  • Written by William Petri, Professor of Medicine, University of Virginia
imageA dose of the one-shot Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine is prepared at a vaccination event at Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza in South Los Angeles on March 11, 2021.Mario Tama/Getty Images

Editor’s Note: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration lifted the pause on the Johnson & Johnson...

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