States Will Not Receive Any Johnson & Johnson Vaccines Next Week
States won’t receive any doses of Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine next week, the latest sign of how production problems are hurting output of the single-dose shot, according to four sources with knowledge.
White House officials told governors on a private call Tuesday that new supply of the J&J shot wasn’t immediately available for ordering, POLITICO has learned. It wasn’t immediately clear whether the federal government would ship out J&J doses through federal distribution channels, such as those for pharmacy chains and community health centers.
Shipments of the J&J shots have been relatively limited since the vaccine was authorized in late February. States, tribes and territories have received less than 1.5 million J&J shots in the last two weeks, after federal officials lifted a recommended pause on use of the shot following reports of rare but serious blood clots after vaccination.
