Johnson & Johnson vaccine next into pipeline, AstraZeneca close behind Share Updated: 6:56 PM EST Jan 22, 2021 Share Updated: 6:56 PM EST Jan 22, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript VACCINE NUMBER FOUR IS ALREADY IN THE WORKS TOO. THE INDICATORS GROWING THEIR COULD SOON BE A NEW COMPANY TO HELP MANUFACTURE HOPE. >> I ANTICIPATE THEY WILL ANNOUNCE ANYTIME IN THE NEXT WEEK OR SO. REPORTER: DR. CARL FICHTENBAUM IS WITH THE UC COLLEGE OF MEDICINE AND LED THE RESEARCH HERE ON THE MODERNA VACCINE. HE SAYS BECAUSE OF INSIDER TRADING RULES NO ONE KNOWS WHEN THE JOHNSON AND JOHNSON WILL ANNOUNCE EFFECTIVENESS BUT IT IS SOON. >> THE TIMING OF THAT IS NEVER CLEAR TO ANYBODY BECAUSE IT IS A HIGHLY GUARDED SECRET. I CANNOT TELL YOU EXACTLY WHICH DAY BUT I AM ANTICIPATING IT WILL BE BEFORE THE END OF THE MONTH. REPORTER: JOHNSON AND JOHNSON WILL MEET WITH THE CDC NEXT WEDNESDAY. THE CDC DOES NOT GIVE APPROVAL BUT THE MEETING IS A KEY INDICATOR THAT THE MEETING WHERE THEY CAN GET APPROVAL IS AHEAD WITH THE FDA. >> FOR CDC IS TALKING ABOUT DISTRIBUTION AND LOGISTICS AND HOW DO WE GET THIS OUT TO THE PUBLIC AND THE STATES. REPORTER: JOHNSON AND JOHNSON WOULD BE THE THIRD VACCINE BUT THERE IS ANOTHER CLOSE TO APPROVAL TOO. >> BY FEBRUARY WE WILL HAVE FOUR VACCINES AVAILABLE. REPORTER: DR. ROBERT FRENK IS WITH CINCINNATI’S CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL. HE LED THE STUDIES HERE ON PFIZER AND IS NOW WORKING ON ASTRAZENECA. >> WE DO HAVE A DEMAND THAT EXCEEDS SUPPLY. THAT WILL BE SHORT-TERM. REPORTER: TWO MORE VACCINES I HAD WITH THE POTENTIAL TO KEEP -- GIVE THE SUPPLY LINE A DOUBLE DOSE OF WHAT IT NEEDS. THE EXCITEMENT OVER JOHNSON & JOHNSON IS THAT IT IS A SINGLE DOSE OF VACCINE. IF THEY MAKE 100 MILLION DOSES, WHICH IS WHAT THEY THINK THEY CAN MAKE BY APRIL IF THAT IS 100 MILLION PEOPLE THAT CAN BE VACCINATED. THE OTHERS, YOU ARE VACCINATING 50 MILLION PEOPLE. IT IS TWICE AS FAST. SHEREE: THAT WOULD BE GREAT. THE CDC CANNOT GIVE EMERGENCY APPROVAL, WHAT’S THAT MEETING NEXT WEEK ABOUT? REPORTER: THEY ARE GOING TO BE IRONING OUT LOGISTICS WITH A NEW ADMINISTRATION. THEY WANT TO SEE IF THERE ARE CHAN