US Expert Panel Recommends Authorizing Johnson & Johnson Covid Vaccine
It cleared the way for a third vaccine to soon begin shipping in the US.Washington: A US panel of independent experts voted unanimously Friday in favor of recommending Johnson & Johnson's one-dose Covid-19 shot for emergency approval, clearing the way for a third vaccine to soon begin shipping in the world's hardest hit country.The committee's 22 members were convened by the Food and Drug Administration and included leading scientists as well as consumer and industry representatives.Although their recommendations aren't binding, they are usually followed.An emergency use authorization (EUA) will likely follow, probably in the coming days, making the J&J vaccine the third to be greenlighted in the United States after Pfizer's and Moderna's were provisionally approved in December....