On the other hand, Johnson & Johnson also entered the coronavirus vaccine market; expecting to distribute its vaccines to over 4 million Americans soon. The company’s vaccine received approval from FDA in late February. The company aims to vaccinate up to 20 million by the end of March and 100 million by June.
Pfizer was the first company in the world to receive approval from FDA to distribute the vaccine. The New-York based company’s vaccine requires two doses, while Johnson & Johnson requires one dose. Last week, Pres. Joe Biden claimed, by May the US will have enough doses of vaccine for “every adult in America.”
28 million people in the U.S. caught the coronavirus since the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus as a pandemic. The highly contagious virus resulted in the death of over 500,000 in the U.S. while 2.59 million people died worldwide.
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