“Furthermore, states are also receiving 2.8 million of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine this week, so they are receiving a total of 18 million doses,” White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki told reporters at a briefing, according to The Hill.
In late January, the U.S. was sending about 8.6 million vaccine doses to states each week, The Hill reported.
President Joe Biden said March 2 he expects the U.S. will have enough vaccines to vaccinate the entire American population by the end of May, due in part to a partnership in which Merck agreed to manufacture Johnson & Johnson’s newly authorized vaccine.
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