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J&J ‘very confident’ in vaccine, eyes quick resolution

Johnson & Johnson remains “very confident” in its COVID-19 vaccine and hopeful for a quick resolution from regulators over its status, a top executive said Tuesday. “We remain very confident and very hopeful that the benefit-risk profile will play out,” J&J Chief Financial Officer Joseph Wolk told CNBC. The comments came ahead of a decision

BioNTech CEO confident vaccine will work on UK variant

German pharmaceutical company BioNTech is confident that its coronavirus vaccine works against the new UK variant, but further studies are need to be completely sure, its chief executive said Tuesday. The variant, detected mainly in London and the southeast of England in recent weeks, has sparked concern worldwide because of signs that it may spread