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US regulator approves Johnson&Johnson coronavirus vaccine

The U.S. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the application of Janssen (owned by Johnson&Johnson) for an emergency use authorization of its vaccine against the novel coronavirus.

Axar.az reports that according to a statement released by the FDA under the US Department of Health and Human Services.

"Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the third vaccine for the prevention of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The EUA allows the Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine to be distributed in the U.S for use in individuals 18 years of age and older," according to the statement.

"The authorization of this vaccine expands the availability of vaccines, the best medical prevention method for COVID-19, to help us in the fight against this pandemic, which has claimed over half a million lives in the United States," said Acting FDA Commissioner Janet Woodcock, M.D.

Date
2021.02.28 / 17:32
Author
Axar.az
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