Message : Required fields Almost a year to the day that the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a global pandemic, Johnson & Johnson is proud to be participating in an event at the White House to share the inspiring journey that its scientists and many other employees have been on since the company first announced it had identified a lead investigational COVID-19 vaccine candidate in March 2020. Since that milestone moment, there have been many others, including the announcement last week that Johnson & Johnson is collaborating with another healthcare leader, Merck, to help manufacture the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Today, Johnson & Johnson Chairman and CEO Alex Gorsky Alex Gorsky,Chairman and CEO, Johnson & Johnsonvisited the White House, where President Biden announced that the United States will purchase an additional 100 million doses of the company's COVID-19 vaccine. Last August, Johnson & Johnson signed an agreement with the U.S. government to deliver 100 million doses of its vaccine-a commitment the company is on track to meet.