Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine within the next 24 to 48 hours, its chief executive said on Monday after U.S. regulators approved the vaccine, making it the country’s third available one for the novel coronavirus.
U.S. approves Johnson & Johnson 1-shot COVID-19 vaccine The drugmaker was still on track to deliver 4 million vaccine doses this week, J&J CEO Alex Gorsky told NBC News’ Today program in an interview.“Within the next 24 to 28 hours, Americans should start receiving shots in arms.
They’re literally rolling out with the trucks as we speak,” he said.By the end of March, J&J has said it expects to deliver 20 million doses to the U.S., and 100 million by summer.