FDA vaccine advisers recommend authorization of Johnson & Johnson's coronavirus vaccine

[Klaralven]

(CNN)Vaccine advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration voted Friday to recommend the agency grant emergency use authorization to Johnson & Johnson's coronavirus vaccine.

The FDA's Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) voted unanimously to recommend EUA of the vaccine in people 18 and older.
Acting FDA Commissioner Dr. Janet Woodcock and Dr. Peter Marks, head of the FDA's vaccine decision, said EUA would come quickly.

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If the FDA issues an EUA, it could come as soon as Friday night. It's up to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to decide whether the vaccine should actually be given to Americans. The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) has scheduled a meeting for Sunday to take up the question. ACIP will vote on Sunday afternoon on whether the CDC should OK the vaccine's distribution and may also designate priority groups.

The CDC director, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, will then give the final go-ahead.

The US federal government says it's ready to distribute about 4 million doses of the vaccine immediately.

https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/26/health/johnson-coronavirus-vaccine-recommendation-vrbpac/index.html

[LisaL]

1. Good news.

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