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President Joe Biden’s Covid-19 response team will hold a briefing Friday on the coronavirus pandemic, which has claimed the lives of at least 455,875 Americans.
The briefing comes a day after Johnson & Johnson said it asked the Food and Drug Administration to approve its single-shot Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use in the US. 26 to discuss the vaccine, which could be distributed in the US as early as this month.
Federal and state officials are eagerly awaiting the approval of J & J’s vaccine. Unlike the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, which require two doses given approximately three to four weeks apart, J & J’s medication has only one dose needed, facilitating logistics for healthcare providers.
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