By Spectrum News Staff Nationwide PUBLISHED 9:48 AM ET Mar. 01, 2021 PUBLISHED 9:48 AM EST Mar. 01, 2021
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Following Emergency Use Authorization from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and a recommendation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), millions of doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine are being shipped out to states nationwide.
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Johnson & Johnson s CEO Alex Gorsky said that they expect their COVID-19 vaccine will be administered within literally the next 24 to 48 hours
Gorsky also pledged that the company will be able to meet its distribution goals of 100 million doses by June
The CEO touted the vaccine s testing against the most challenging, pernicious, virulent strains and what we saw was an 85% effectiveness rate in the severe disease
Guion âGuyâ Bluford: The First African American Astronaut By Meteorologist Shelly Lindblade Nationwide PUBLISHED 11:45 AM ET Feb. 27, 2021 PUBLISHED 11:45 AM EST Feb. 27, 2021
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Guion Bluford was one of the most influential people in the space community, becoming the first African American to fly in space.
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Guy Bluford was the first African American to fly in space
He started his career as a pilot in the Air Force
He became an astronaut for NASA in 1979
Bluford became intrigued with flying at a very early age. By high school, he knew he wanted to become an aeronautical engineer.