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Today marks an encouraging step toward an end to the #COVID19 pandemic, Walensky wrote on Twitter. I have now signed CDC s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommendation that endorsed the safety and effectiveness of Janssen s COVID-19 vaccine for people 18 & up.
The federal government can now begin shipping doses out to sites across the country. The advisory committee met in an emergency session to review data on the vaccine, which on Saturday
became the third shot to receive an emergency use authorization from the Food and Drug Administration.
J&J Vice President of Medical Affairs Dr. Richard Nettles told lawmakers on Tuesday that the company is prepared to ship nearly 4 million doses as soon as it receives emergency use authorization. He added that the company expects to be able to provide 20 million doses by the end of March.
1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky signed off on the emergency use of Johnson & Johnson's single-dose COVID-19 vaccine for adults. The federal government is preparing to distribute millions of doses, which could start reaching vaccine sites as soon as Tuesday. Walensky's decision came after an advisory panel unanimously recommended use of the shots. "Today marks an encouraging step toward an end to the.
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The director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention gave the green light for Johnson & Johnson’s one-shot COVID-19 vaccine for adults as the federal government prepares to ship out millions of doses this week, according to CNBC.
Dr. Rochelle Walensky’s decision came after an advisory panel to the CDC voted unanimously to recommend the vaccine. The J&J shot was the third vaccine to receive emergency-use authorization from the Food and Drug Administration when it approved the vaccine on Saturday.
J&J’s Vice President of Medical Affairs, Dr. Richard Nettles, told lawmakers that the company is ready to ship nearly 4 million doses as soon as it receives emergency use authorization. The company expects to be able to provide 20 million doses by the end of the month, CNBC said. The introduction of this third vaccine could be a boost to the US supply of vaccine especially helpful is that J&J’s vaccine is only one dose and doesn’t need ultrac