And three!
The United States on Saturday granted an emergency authorization for the vaccine from the American pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson against Covid-19, the third vaccine authorized on the American market.
The President of the United States, Joe Biden, welcomed the news, while calling not to “lower our guard” in the face of the epidemic.
This single-dose vaccine, which has the advantage of being able to be stored at refrigerator temperatures, joins those of Pfizer / BioNTech and Moderna in the huge American vaccination campaign.
After studying in detail the data of clinical trials conducted on more than 43,000 people, a committee of experts had recommended Friday its marketing.
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At least three million doses of the product are ready to be distributed next week in order to further accelerate the vaccination campaign, according to the US government.
Johnson & Johnson has pledged to ship 100 million doses to the United States by the end of June.
Enough vaccines to immunize all Americans by the end of July
"This is great news for all Americans, and an encouraging step in our efforts to end the crisis," Joe Biden said in a statement.
But we cannot let our guard down or take it for granted that victory is inevitable, ”he added.
With 600 million doses ordered in total from Pfizer and Moderna, the United States will have, by the end of July, enough vaccine to immunize almost the entire population.
The addition of those of Johnson & Johnson could further accelerate the vaccination campaign in the country most bereaved by Covid-19, with 510,467 dead.
