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Coronavirus updates: Single-dose vaccine from Johnson & Johnson could be 'game changer'
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JOHN BACON AND ELINOR ASPEGREN | USA TODAY | 16 minutes ago
The first COVID case in the U.S. was found in January, 2020. One year later, the numbers surrounding the pandemic are alarming.
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COVID-19 has killed more than 400,000 Americans in less than a year and infections have continued to mount despite the introduction of a pair of vaccines late in 2020. USA TODAY is tracking the news. Keep refreshing this page for the latest updates. Sign up for our Coronavirus Watch newsletter for updates to your inbox, join our Facebook group or scroll through our in-depth answers to reader questions.
A COVID vaccine being developed by New Jersey-based Johnson & Johnson could dramatically speed up the fight against the pandemic because, unlike the two vaccines already in use, this one would require only one dose and would not need to be stored at super-cold temperatures.
Results from clinical trials of the new vaccine – developed and produced by Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen division – are expected by the end of this month. The vaccine could become the third authorized by the federal Food and Drug Administration.
“If it comes through, that’s a game-changer,” Gov. Phil Murphy said.
Johnson & Johnson had promised 1 billion doses of its vaccine to the U.S. government by the end of the year. Leaders of Operation Warp Speed, the federal program to develop and manufacture a COVID vaccine, said this month that unspecified production issues likely would slow the arrival of the initial doses.
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