CDC Director Signs Off on J&J's Single-Shot Covid Vaccine, Clearing Way for Distribution to Begin
"Today marks an encouraging step toward an end to the #COVID19 pandemic," Walensky wrote on Twitter. "I have now signed CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices' (ACIP) recommendation that endorsed the safety and effectiveness of Janssen's COVID-19 vaccine for people 18 & up." The federal government can now begin shipping doses out to sites across the country. The advisory committee met in an emergency session to review data on the vaccine, which on Saturday became the third shot to receive an emergency use authorization from the Food and Drug Administration. J&J Vice President of M...