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U.S. to distribute 11 million Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 shots next week - White House
Source: Reuters
HEALTHCARE & PHARMA
MARCH 26, 2021 11:18 AM UPDATED 4 HOURS AGO
U.S. to distribute 11 million Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 shots next week - White House
By Carl O’Donnell
2 MIN READ
(Reuters) - The U.S. government will distribute 11 million doses of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine next week in its continued effort to get 200 million shots in people’s arms in the first 100 days of President Joe Biden’s term, the White House said on Friday.
The United States is still on track to deliver on its goal of making shots available to all adults by the end of May, Jeff Zients, the White House’s COVID-19 response coordinator, told reporters.
Vaccine manufacturers Pfizer Inc and Moderna Inc expect to hit their target of supplying 220 million shots between them in the first quarter of 2021, he added.
J&J had said last month it would deliver 20 million doses of its single-dose inoculation in March. However, shipments were delayed because key U.S. manufacturing partners, including Catalent Inc, did not immediately receive U.S. regulatory clearance to send out doses made in their facilities.
The White House is also working to speed up administration of shots by increasing the number of active duty troops assisting with vaccinations, to more than 6,000 from 2,900, Zients said.
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MARCH 26, 2021 11:18 AM UPDATED 4 HOURS AGO
U.S. to distribute 11 million Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 shots next week - White House
By Carl O’Donnell
2 MIN READ
(Reuters) - The U.S. government will distribute 11 million doses of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine next week in its continued effort to get 200 million shots in people’s arms in the first 100 days of President Joe Biden’s term, the White House said on Friday.
The United States is still on track to deliver on its goal of making shots available to all adults by the end of May, Jeff Zients, the White House’s COVID-19 response coordinator, told reporters.
Vaccine manufacturers Pfizer Inc and Moderna Inc expect to hit their target of supplying 220 million shots between them in the first quarter of 2021, he added.
J&J had said last month it would deliver 20 million doses of its single-dose inoculation in March. However, shipments were delayed because key U.S. manufacturing partners, including Catalent Inc, did not immediately receive U.S. regulatory clearance to send out doses made in their facilities.
The White House is also working to speed up administration of shots by increasing the number of active duty troops assisting with vaccinations, to more than 6,000 from 2,900, Zients said.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-whitehouse/u-s-to-distribute-11-million-johnson-johnson-covid-19-shots-next-week-white-house-idUSKBN2BI2CF
