Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine is 66% effective in global trial, but 85% effective against severe disease, company says – CNN

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CNN’s Sara Murray reports. “},{“title”:”Here’s why West Virginia leads in rolling out the Covid-19 vaccine”,”duration”:”02:53″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://cnn.com”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/health/2021/01/28/west-virginia-vaccination-rollout-successful-newday-marquez-dnt-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”health/2021/01/28/west-virginia-vaccination-rollout-successful-newday-marquez-dnt-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210128073310-wva-vaccine-rollout-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/health/2021/01/28/west-virginia-vaccination-rollout-successful-newday-marquez-dnt-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/coronavirus/”,”description”:”CNN’s Miguel Marquez explains what West Virginia is doing right with its vaccine roll out program as new Covid-19 variants emerge in the US and other states continue to struggle with vaccinating citizens.”,”descriptionText”:”CNN’s Miguel Marquez explains what West Virginia is doing right with its vaccine roll out program as new Covid-19 variants emerge in the US and other states continue to struggle with vaccinating citizens.”},{“title”:”Coronavirus variant first spotted in Brazil found in US”,”duration”:”04:14″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com/”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/health/2021/01/28/brazil-coronavirus-variant-outbreak-rivers-dnt-ebof-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”health/2021/01/28/brazil-coronavirus-variant-outbreak-rivers-dnt-ebof-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210127204057-brazil-coronavirus-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/health/2021/01/28/brazil-coronavirus-variant-outbreak-rivers-dnt-ebof-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/coronavirus/”,”description”:”CNN’s Matt Rivers reports on a coronavirus variant that originated in Brazil and has caused two-thirds of their recent infections. The variant has now been identified in the US for the first time.”,”descriptionText”:”CNN’s Matt Rivers reports on a coronavirus variant that originated in Brazil and has caused two-thirds of their recent infections. The variant has now been identified in the US for the first time.”},{“title”:”Teachers fight return to classrooms without proper safety measures”,”duration”:”03:21″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com/”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/health/2021/01/27/teachers-push-for-more-coronavirus-safety-measures-jimenez-dnt-lead-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”health/2021/01/27/teachers-push-for-more-coronavirus-safety-measures-jimenez-dnt-lead-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210127175009-chicago-teachers-dnt-lead-vpx-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/health/2021/01/27/teachers-push-for-more-coronavirus-safety-measures-jimenez-dnt-lead-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/coronavirus/”,”description”:”Teachers in Chicago fight for proper coronavirus safety measures as Chicago Public Schools is pushing to have kindergarten through eighth grade students return to classrooms. CNN’s u003ca href=”http://www.cnn.com/profiles/omar-jimenez” target=”_blank”>Omar Jimenezu003c/a> reports. “,”descriptionText”:”Teachers in Chicago fight for proper coronavirus safety measures as Chicago Public Schools is pushing to have kindergarten through eighth grade students return to classrooms. CNN’s u003ca href=”http://www.cnn.com/profiles/omar-jimenez” target=”_blank”>Omar Jimenezu003c/a> reports. “},{“title”:”WH Covid-19 task force: There is no vaccine stockpile”,”duration”:”02:17″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com/”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/health/2021/01/27/covid-wrap-vaccine-us-cases-hill-dnt-lead-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”health/2021/01/27/covid-wrap-vaccine-us-cases-hill-dnt-lead-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210125084758-pfizer-vaccine-doses-ca-0121-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/health/2021/01/27/covid-wrap-vaccine-us-cases-hill-dnt-lead-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/coronavirus/”,”description”:”CNN’s Erica Hill reports on the struggle to get Americans the Covid-19 vaccine as the US continues to report large numbers of new cases everyday.”,”descriptionText”:”CNN’s Erica Hill reports on the struggle to get Americans the Covid-19 vaccine as the US continues to report large numbers of new cases everyday.”},{“title”:”Covid-19 adviser predicts vaccines won’t be widely available for months”,”duration”:”02:15″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com/”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/health/2021/01/27/coronavirus-vaccinations-slavitt-sot-biden-administration-briefing-ip-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”health/2021/01/27/coronavirus-vaccinations-slavitt-sot-biden-administration-briefing-ip-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210127123418-andy-slavitt-briefing-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/health/2021/01/27/coronavirus-vaccinations-slavitt-sot-biden-administration-briefing-ip-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/coronavirus/”,”description”:”Senior adviser to the White House Covid-19 response team, Andy Slavitt, says during a coronavirus press briefing that it may be months before coronavirus vaccines will become widely available to the public.”,”descriptionText”:”Senior adviser to the White House Covid-19 response team, Andy Slavitt, says during a coronavirus press briefing that it may be months before coronavirus vaccines will become widely available to the public.”},{“title”:”No side effects: CNN correspondent on vaccine trial experience”,”duration”:”03:10″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com/”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/health/2021/01/27/coronavirus-vaccine-follow-up-elam-pkg-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”health/2021/01/27/coronavirus-vaccine-follow-up-elam-pkg-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210127121742-stephanie-elam-vaccine-1-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/health/2021/01/27/coronavirus-vaccine-follow-up-elam-pkg-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/coronavirus/”,”description”:”CNN’s Stephanie Elam details her experience after she received either a Covid-19 or placebo vaccine in late 2020 as part of a trial.”,”descriptionText”:”CNN’s Stephanie Elam details her experience after she received either a Covid-19 or placebo vaccine in late 2020 as part of a trial.”},{“title”:”Variant first identified in UK now confirmed in 24 US states”,”duration”:”01:55″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com/”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/health/2021/01/26/coronavirus-vaccine-supply-variant-in-us-watt-dnt-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”health/2021/01/26/coronavirus-vaccine-supply-variant-in-us-watt-dnt-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210125004314-us-coronavirus-0124-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/health/2021/01/26/coronavirus-vaccine-supply-variant-in-us-watt-dnt-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/coronavirus/”,”description”:”A more contagious, possibly deadlier variant of coronavirus first identified in the United Kingdom is confirmed to be in 24 US states. This comes as the United States grapples with vaccine supply. CNN’s u003ca href=”http://www.cnn.com/profiles/nick-watt” target=”_blank”>Nick Watt u003c/a>reports. “,”descriptionText”:”A more contagious, possibly deadlier variant of coronavirus first identified in the United Kingdom is confirmed to be in 24 US states. This comes as the United States grapples with vaccine supply. CNN’s u003ca href=”http://www.cnn.com/profiles/nick-watt” target=”_blank”>Nick Watt u003c/a>reports. “},{“title”:”Dr. Gupta discusses transmissibility of new Covid-19 variants”,”duration”:”03:33″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com/”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/health/2021/01/26/coronavirus-variants-gupta-newday-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”health/2021/01/26/coronavirus-variants-gupta-newday-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210126074636-gupta-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/health/2021/01/26/coronavirus-variants-gupta-newday-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/coronavirus/”,”description”:”CNN’s u003ca href=”/profiles/sanjay-gupta-profile” target=”_blank”>Dr. Sanjay Guptau003c/a> helps us understand the new coronavirus variants which have emerged in Brazil, South Africa and the United Kingdom. He tells us the effects these variants may have on the global pandemic.”,”descriptionText”:”CNN’s u003ca href=”/profiles/sanjay-gupta-profile” target=”_blank”>Dr. Sanjay Guptau003c/a> helps us understand the new coronavirus variants which have emerged in Brazil, South Africa and the United Kingdom. He tells us the effects these variants may have on the global pandemic.”},{“title”:”Coronavirus cases and hospitalizations plateau across US”,”duration”:”02:20″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”http://www.cnn.com/”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/health/2021/01/25/coronavirus-cases-hospitalizations-variant-vaccine-watt-dnt-nr-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”health/2021/01/25/coronavirus-cases-hospitalizations-variant-vaccine-watt-dnt-nr-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210125004314-us-coronavirus-0124-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/health/2021/01/25/coronavirus-cases-hospitalizations-variant-vaccine-watt-dnt-nr-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/coronavirus/”,”description”:”CNN’s Nick Watt reports that though coronavirus cases and hospitalizations have plateaued across the US, there is concern among health officials that a variant of the virus may be more infectious.”,”descriptionText”:”CNN’s Nick Watt reports that though coronavirus cases and hospitalizations have plateaued across the US, there is concern among health officials that a variant of the virus may be more infectious.”},{“title”:”Grandparents die of Covid-19 while holding hands”,”duration”:”02:53″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com/”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/health/2021/01/25/couple-died-of-covid-19-holding-hands-intv-camerota-newday-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”health/2021/01/25/couple-died-of-covid-19-holding-hands-intv-camerota-newday-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210125090801-dick-and-shirley-meek-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/health/2021/01/25/couple-died-of-covid-19-holding-hands-intv-camerota-newday-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/coronavirus/”,”description”:”Childhood sweethearts Dick Meek, 89, and Shirley Meek, 87, passed minutes apart from Covid-19, three days before they were scheduled to receive the coronavirus vaccine. Their grandchildren tell CNN’s Alisyn Camerota more.”,”descriptionText”:”Childhood sweethearts Dick Meek, 89, and Shirley Meek, 87, passed minutes apart from Covid-19, three days before they were scheduled to receive the coronavirus vaccine. Their grandchildren tell CNN’s Alisyn Camerota more.”},{“title”:”Biden’s CDC director: Couldn’t tell you how much vaccine we have”,”duration”:”02:23″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com/”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/business/2021/01/25/biden-cdc-director-rochelle-walensky-coronavirus-vaccine-nr-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”business/2021/01/25/biden-cdc-director-rochelle-walensky-coronavirus-vaccine-nr-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210121014149-dr-rochelle-walensky-120820-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/business/2021/01/25/biden-cdc-director-rochelle-walensky-coronavirus-vaccine-nr-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/coronavirus/”,”description”:”CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky shares the logistics issues associated with distributing Covid-19 vaccines in an interview with Fox News.”,”descriptionText”:”CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky shares the logistics issues associated with distributing Covid-19 vaccines in an interview with Fox News.”},{“title”:”Dr. Birx: Trump presented graphs that I never made”,”duration”:”01:46″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com/”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/media/2021/01/24/deborah-birx-trump-coronavirus-briefings-rs-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”media/2021/01/24/deborah-birx-trump-coronavirus-briefings-rs-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210124191441-deborah-birx-trump-coronavirus-briefings-rs-vpx-00001330-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/media/2021/01/24/deborah-birx-trump-coronavirus-briefings-rs-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/coronavirus/”,”description”:”In an interview with CBS, Dr. Deborah Birx said she saw President Donald Trump presenting graphs about the coronavirus pandemic that she never made and claimed that someone either outside or inside the administration was creating a parallel set of data to show to Trump.”,”descriptionText”:”In an interview with CBS, Dr. Deborah Birx said she saw President Donald Trump presenting graphs about the coronavirus pandemic that she never made and claimed that someone either outside or inside the administration was creating a parallel set of data to show to Trump.”},{“title”:”Sen. Warren: Pandemic has really set women back”,”duration”:”02:35″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com/”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2021/01/24/elizabeth-warren-covid-19-pandemic-women-economy-ip-phillip-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2021/01/24/elizabeth-warren-covid-19-pandemic-women-economy-ip-phillip-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210124085320-elizabeth-warren-inside-politics-1-24-21-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2021/01/24/elizabeth-warren-covid-19-pandemic-women-economy-ip-phillip-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/coronavirus/”,”description”:”Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) explains how the coronavirus pandemic has negatively affected women and their career paths and how the government can help offset these effects.”,”descriptionText”:”Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) explains how the coronavirus pandemic has negatively affected women and their career paths and how the government can help offset these effects.”},{“title”:”How the digital divide is impacting online learning amid pandemic”,”duration”:”02:35″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com/”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/us/2021/01/23/digital-divide-coronavirus-online-learning-oakland-mcmorris-santoro-pkg-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”us/2021/01/23/digital-divide-coronavirus-online-learning-oakland-mcmorris-santoro-pkg-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210123124452-digital-divide-coronavirus-online-learning-oakland-mcmorris-santoro-pkg-vpx-00023209-large-169.png”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/us/2021/01/23/digital-divide-coronavirus-online-learning-oakland-mcmorris-santoro-pkg-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/coronavirus/”,”description”:”When schools switched to virtual learning, there was a huge effort to get students in need connected online. But parents in Oakland, California, found they needed more than just technology. CNN’s u003ca href=”https://www.cnn.com/profiles/evan-mcmorris-santoro” target=”_blank”>Evan McMorris-Santorou003c/a> reports.”,”descriptionText”:”When schools switched to virtual learning, there was a huge effort to get students in need connected online. But parents in Oakland, California, found they needed more than just technology. CNN’s u003ca href=”https://www.cnn.com/profiles/evan-mcmorris-santoro” target=”_blank”>Evan McMorris-Santorou003c/a> reports.”}],’js-video_headline-featured-1ukvne8′,”,”js-video_source-featured-1ukvne8″,true,true,’coronavirus’);if (typeof configObj.context !== ‘string’ || configObj.context.length