Positive CHMP Opinion for a booster shot of JNJ 78436735 COVID-19 vaccine.- Johnson & Johnson

The CHMP Opinion was based on a comprehensive data package that included results from the Phase III ENSEMBLE 2 study, which found a booster of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine given two months after the primary shot provided 75 percent protection against symptomatic (moderate to severe) COVID-19 globally (CI, 55%-87%) and 94 percent protection against symptomatic (moderate to severe) COVID-19 in the U.S. (CI, 59%-100%). It also demonstrated 100 percent protection against severe COVID-19, at least 14 days post-booster vaccination (CI, 33%-100%).