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DETROIT WXYZ 鈥?Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan is saying no to the new Johnson Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, for now. The city turned down more than 6,000 doses of the single-dose shot this week, which is slightly less effective at preventing COVID-19 in the U.S. at 72%, compared to the double-dose Pfizer and Moderna shots, each around 95%.Those doses that were turned down were provided to other health departments in the state struggling to get shots in the arms of seniors so they didn t go to waste.Duggan said for right now, he wants the city to have the best options, and he said that s Pfizer and Moderna. Johnson Johnson is a very good vaccine. Moderna and Pf
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