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The CDC says about 64 per cent of Americans 18 and above have acquired no less than one dose.
- Associated Press Washington
- Last Updated:June 11, 2021, 22:32 IST
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Johnson & Johnson says US well being officers have prolonged the expiration date for thousands and thousands of doses of its coronavirus vaccine by an additional six weeks. The drug maker says the FDA accepted an extended shelf-life for the one-dose photographs. State officers just lately warned that many unused doses would attain their unique three-month expiration by the top of June.
The extension comes as the speed of new US vaccinations continues to slide. The US averaged about 800,000 injections per day final week. That’s down from a excessive of almost 2 million per day two months in the past. President Joe Biden’s aim is 70 per cent of American adults partially vaccinated by July 4.
The CDC says about 64 per cent of Americans 18 and above have acquired no less than one dose.
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