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WASHINGTON, Feb 24 (KUNA) -- The US said Wednesday they anticipate allocating 3 to 4 million of doses from Johnson and Johnson vaccine next week.
White House Covid coordinator Jeff Zients said if an EUA is issued, we anticipate allocating 3 to 4 million doses of Johnson And Johnson vaccine next week.
Johnson And Johnson has announced it aims to deliver a total of 20 million doses by the end of March.
We're working with the company to accelerate the pace and timeframe by which they deliver the full 100 million doses, which is required by contract by the end of June.
While we await the FDA's decision, we want the American people to know that we're doing the work so that if the EUA is granted, we will waste no time getting this lifesaving vaccine into the arms of Americans.
Meanwhile, a note from the Office of President Biden said this morning, a member of the Vice President's press pool tested positive for COVID-19 during routine screening.
As soon as we were notified, we disbanded the Vice President's pool and sent them home.
They will be tested again tomorrow. Out of an abundance of caution, we made arrangements for the briefing room to be cleaned.
We have also begun the process of contract tracing.
This individual did not have any contact with the Vice President or White House staff. (end)
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