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    U.S. FDA advisers unanimously back second shot of J&J COVID-19 vaccine

    United States · 7:56 PM UTC

    Outside advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday voted unanimously to recommend regulators authorize a second shot of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine to better protect Americans who received the one-dose vaccine.

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