Doctors call Johnson and Johnson COVID vaccine a âgame changerâ for increased access to shots Doctors call Johnson and Johnson COVID vaccine a âgame changerâ for increased access to shots By Kaitlin Stansell | February 25, 2021 at 4:48 PM EST - Updated February 25 at 8:01 PM CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Many medical care providers anticipate Johnson and Johnsonâs COVID-19 vaccine will be a âgame changerâ in the battle against the coronavirus, but itâs still unclear how the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control will distribute it. While the US Food and Drug Administration says the vaccine has met its requirements for emergency use authorization, it is not yet publicly available. The FDAâs Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee is set to make a recommendation on the shot Friday, and the White House has said 3 to 4 million doses will be released next week if emergency use is granted.