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Merck to Help Produce Johnson & Johnson's One-Shot Covid Vaccine: White House
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March 2, 2021
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1:06Now PlayingThe White House is announcing an increase in available coronavirus vaccines to 15.2 million doses a week, up from 14.5 million.
Press Secretary Jen Psaki said Tuesday only 8.6 million doses a week were available when Joe Biden became president in late January.
States are receiving 2.8 million doses of the newly approved Johnson & Johnson vaccine this week, making a total of 18 million doses that will go out this week.
The White House has said that upcoming shipments of the J&J vaccine could be uneven during the next few weeks as the company ramps up production.
Psaki also announced that drugmaker Merck will help produce rival Johnson & Johnson’s newly approved coronavirus vaccine and President Joe Biden will invoke the Defense Production Act to support the vaccine partnership.
The assistance from Merck was expected to help J&J meet its production commitments and expand supply even further, but the administration did not immediately provide specifics.
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