The Food and Drug Administration late Saturday granted emergency use authorization to Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose coronavirus vaccine, providing the United States with a long-anticipated tool that adds firepower and flexibility to the nation’s accelerating inoculation effort — but also presents new challenges.
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FDA authorizes Johnson & Johnson’s single-shot coronavirus vaccine, adding to the nation’s arsenal against the pandemic
Shipments to states are expected to begin within days and accelerate during the next several weeks
February 27, 2021 at 6:25 p.m. EST