Chinanews.com reported on March 1 that on February 28 local time, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) formally approved the emergency use of Johnson & Johnson's new crown vaccine.
The United States has recently loosened epidemic prevention restrictions in many places, and the CDC has issued a warning.
At the same time, the UK confirmed the first case of the mutant virus found in Brazil.
CDC officially approves emergency use of Johnson & Johnson vaccine
On the 28th local time, the CDC Immunization Practice Advisory Committee unanimously recommended the emergency use of Johnson & Johnson vaccine by 12 votes to 0 votes. Soon after, CDC Director Rochelle Varensky accepted the committee’s recommendation to allow the Johnson & Johnson vaccine to be put into use. This means that Johnson & Johnson can start shipping to all parts of the country.
Data map: On February 16, local time, the mass vaccination station set up in Oakland Stadium, California, was opened to qualified people.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Liu Guanguan
The committee recommended that Johnson & Johnson's new crown vaccine is suitable for Americans over 18 years of age.
Valensky called the decision "another milestone in helping to end the epidemic."
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officially approved the emergency use authorization of Johnson & Johnson's new crown vaccine on February 27, making Johnson & Johnson vaccine the third new crown vaccine approved in the United States.
The United States currently has more than 28.6 million confirmed cases of new crown.
Last week, the number of people who died from the new coronavirus in the United States exceeded 500,000, but the number of deaths in nursing homes has fallen sharply, and the overall number of cases and deaths is also falling.
However, the CDC still warns that the downward trend in new cases may have stalled due to the spread of the more contagious variant of the new coronavirus.
At the same time, although there are signs that mutated viruses will cause new outbreaks, governors in many places are removing restrictions, including regulations on masks.
According to reports, Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine will not have a major impact on epidemic control immediately. It can only provide about 4 million doses of vaccine immediately and is expected to gradually increase shipments in the next few weeks.
The CDC stated that as of the morning of February 28, local time, the United States had received 75 million doses of the new coronavirus vaccine and distributed more than 96 million doses of vaccine across the country.
Britain confirms first case of mutant virus found in Brazil
British health authority officials said on February 28 that the country had detected the first P.1 mutant new coronavirus infection case reported in Brazil for the first time.
According to the report, 3 cases were found in England and 3 cases in Scotland.
Two of the confirmed cases in England are from the same family, and one of them has a history of travel to Brazil.
The three confirmed cases in Scotland all have a history of travel to Brazil, but there is no correlation with the confirmed cases in England.
The Department of Public Health of the United Kingdom pointed out that as a preventive measure, officials investigating these cases are quickly collecting tests and speeding up the sequencing of local samples that are positive for the new coronavirus.