Updated: 6:55 PM EST Feb 28, 2021
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Show Transcript WE HAVE SOME TECHNICAL ISSUES WITH HER MICROPHONE. HAPPENING NOW, JOE’S DOSES OF THE JOHNSON & JOHNSON COVID-19 VACCINE ARE BEING SHIPPED OUT AND NORTH CAROLINA COULD RECEIVE DOSES IN JUST DAYS. THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SAID 80,000 DOSES ARE EXPECTED TO ARRIVE ON WEDNESDAY. IT’S NOT CLEAR WHERE EXACTLY THEY WILL BE GOING. THE JOHNSON & JOHNSON VACCINE DOSES DO NOT REQUIRE EXTREME COLD STORAGE. OFFICIALS SAY THAT MEANS THE VACCINE CAN BE MORE EASILY SHIPPED, STORED, AND ADMINISTERED. THE FDA GRANTED EMERGENCY USE AUTHORIZATION FOR THE SINGLE-DOSE SHOT ON SATURDAY. JOHNSON & JOHNSON OFFICIALS SAY AMERICANS SHOULD START RECEIVING SHOTS WITHIN THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. WILL HAVE 20 MILLION IN MARCH AND 100 MILLION BY JUNE. IT IS A SINGLE SHOT VACCINE, SO 100 MILLION UNITED STATES CITIZENS WILL BE ABLE TO IT VACCINATED. 20 MILLION IN THE MONTH OF MARCH AND WAR BY THE END OF JUNE. AUD