, the FDA authorized those companies' vaccinations a day after the committee backed emergency use authorization. If J&J's follows the pattern, a third vaccine could be authorized on Saturday.
Initially, doses would be limited. The U.S. plans to ship 3 million to 4 million doses of J&J's vaccine to states, pharmacies and community health centers next week, pending FDA authorization, Jeff Zients, President Joe Biden's Covid czar, told reporters on Wednesday. The company expects to deliver 20 million doses by the end of March, J&J's vice president of U.S. medical affairs, Dr. Richard Nettles,on Tuesday. J&J has a deal with the U.S.
An EUA means the FDA will allow some people to receive the vaccine as the agency continues to evaluate data. It isn't the same as full approval, which requires more data and can typically take several months longer. J&J, like Pfizer and Moderna, has submitted only two months of safety data, but the agency usually requires six months for full approval. The company is asking the FDA to approve the use of the vaccine in people age 18 and older.to the FDA on Feb. 4.
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