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FDA Authorizes Johnson & Johnson's One-Shot COVID-19 Vaccine

By Scott Hensley
Published February 27, 2021 at 4:20 PM MST
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The Food and Drug Administration gave Johnson & Johnson's vaccine the green light for emergency use Saturday, a day after a panel of advisers to the agency endorsed it in a unanimous vote.

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Scott Hensley
Scott Hensley edits stories about health, biomedical research and pharmaceuticals for NPR's Science desk. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he has led the desk's reporting on the development of vaccines against the coronavirus.
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