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Detroit mayor turned down J&J vaccine in favor of others

by David Eggert
| March 6, 2021 12:06 AM

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Detroit this week turned down 6,200 doses of the newly authorized Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine, favoring shots from Pfizer and Moderna, but said Friday it will accept J&J doses in the state's next allocation.

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