Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine

Johnson & Johnson Tuesday said an additional shot of its COVID-19 vaccine will provide people with a strong immunity from the virus.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) put out a warning about the Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) COVID-19 vaccine after about 100 cases of a nerve condition were identified in people two weeks after inoculation. The nerve condition is called Guillain-Barre Syndrome or GBS. The body’s immune system damages nerve cells, causing muscle weakness or paralysis in the most...

As demand for COVID-19 vaccines declines across the country, unused Johnson & Johnson vaccine doses are piling up across the United States, including in Connecticut. Officials from the Connecticut Department of Public Health said Wednesday that the state has roughly 80,000 doses of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine on hand and around 95 percent were set to expire between…

Introverts tend to focus on their close friendships, and had an easier time doing so when not forced to socialize so much, says psychologist and Harvard professor Arthur Brooks. On the other hand, extreme extroverts were more likely to be unhappy during social distancing.