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4 Min Read (Reuters) - The Biden administration is exploring every option for increasing manufacturing of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine, which is under regulatory review, and said on Friday that currently expected levels of early doses were less than hoped. FILE PHOTO: Vials with a sticker reading, "COVID-19 / Coronavirus vaccine / Injection only" and a medical syringe are seen in front of a displayed Johnson & Johnson logo in this illustration taken October 31, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo The White House has invoked the Defense Production Act to help Pfizer Inc ...

Channels Television   Updated February 5, 2021 NEW YORK, NEW YORK – FEBRUARY 05: People wait in line to enter a coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination site at Yankee Stadium on February 05, 2021 in the Bronx borough of New York City. P Michael M. Santiago / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP   New US Covid-19 cases have declined by 61 percent compared to the peak level on January 8, officials said Friday, as they announced troops were being deployed to support the national vaccine campaign. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) director Rochelle Walensky said that la...

Story highlights The Department of Defense meanwhile announced it had approved 1,110 active duty members to assist at five federal Covid-19 vaccination centers. That number could eventually rise to 10,000. New US Covid-19 cases have declined by 61 percent compared to the peak level on January 8, officials said Friday, as they announced troops were being deployed to support the national vaccine campaign.  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) director Rochelle Walensky said that latest official data from February 3 showed new infections were down to approximately 121,000, while hos...

U.S. sending hundreds of active-duty troops to help mass vaccinations in California FacebookTwitterEmail In this image from video, Andy Slavitt, senior adviser to the White House COVID-19 Response Team, speaks during a White House briefing in January. The Department of Defense has approved a request for the first contingent in what could ultimately be a deployment of thousands of members of the military to bolster the administration of vaccines, Slavitt said Friday.White House via Associated Press The federal government will send hundreds of active duty troops to California in the coming week...

1,000+ troops to help vaccine distribution; at-home test surge coming; Johnson & Johnson applies for authorization. Latest COVID-19 updates. Elinor Aspegren and Ryan W. Miller, USA TODAY How viruses like COVID-19 mutate, and how they impact vaccine development Replay Video UP NEXT More than 1,000 active duty troops will begin supporting vaccination sites around the United States, starting later this month in California, White House senior COVID-19 advisor Andy Slavitt announced Friday. Slavitt said that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin OK'ed the move and troops' mission in Cal...