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
PUBLISHED 6:09 AM ET Feb. 27, 2021 PUBLISHED February 27, 2021 @6:09 AM
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SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. - Millions of doses of Johnson & Johnson s vaccine are ready to ship out across the United States once the CDC and FDA approve it for use.
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FDA considering Johnson & Johnson vaccine for emergency use
Health leaders in Central Florida say the single-dose vaccine could be a game changer
Once approved, millions of doses are ready to be shipped across the U.S.
The potential for this new, third vaccine option to be distributed has many across central Florida excited. Johnson & Johnson s vaccine doesn t require special refrigeration and if approved, would be the first single-dose vaccine to prevent COVID-19.