Joe Biden
US President Joe Biden saw a “light at the end of the tunnel” in the coronavirus pandemic following approval for emergency use of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). His words are quoted on the White House website.
According to the American leader, the use of Johnson & Johnson's vaccine in the United States will help defeat the pandemic, since the more people are vaccinated, the faster the country will overcome the virus. “This is exciting news for all Americans and an encouraging development in our efforts to end the crisis,” the politician stressed.
Biden noted that, despite the success in the fight against the spread of the coronavirus, “this battle is still far from over,” so US citizens need to remain vigilant. He assured that the administration will not make a mistake and will not take this threat lightly. For example, the situation could worsen as new variants of the virus spread, and the current improvement could be reversed.
“There is light at the end of the tunnel, but we cannot (…) assume that victory is inevitable. We must (…) act quickly and aggressively, keep an eye on each other. This is the only way we can reach this world together, ”the president concluded.
Johnson & Johnson's vaccine is the third approved vaccine in the United States after Pfizer / BioNTech and Moderna.
The vaccine is manufactured by Janssen Pharmaceutica, a division of Johnson & Johnson. Unlike the vaccines already approved in the USA, this vaccine is a vector vaccine, similar to the Russian Sputnik V and the Anglo-Swedish AstraZeneca. Unlike other US-approved vaccines, this one requires only one injection, not two.
