Record COVID-19 vaccine shipment expected to Michigan next week

After two weeks of hospitals, local health departments and pharmacies canceling appointments for the COVID-19 vaccine due to limited supply, Michigan is expected to receive its largest shipment yet.

The state expects to receive a total of 409,240 doses of Pfizer and Moderna vaccines.

If the FDA approves the emergency use authorization for Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine this weekend, the numbers are set to rise further.

“If Johnson & Johnson does indeed get EUA approval this weekend, the state expects to receive an additional 83,000 doses,” said Dr Sam Mossallam of Henry Ford.

On Friday, the FDA advisory committee voted in favor of the use of this vaccine.

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U.S. health advisers on Friday approved a single-dose COVID-19 vaccine from Johnson & Johnson, putting the country on the verge of adding an easier-to-use option to fight the pandemic.

The acting chief of the Food and Drug Administration said in a statement that the agency would move quickly to follow the recommendation, which would make J&J the third vaccine authorized for emergency use in the United States. are picking up speed, but new supplies are urgently needed to stay ahead of a mutating virus that has killed more than 500,000 Americans.

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After day-long discussions, FDA panelists voted unanimously that the vaccine’s benefits outweighed the risks to adults. Once the FDA makes a final decision, shipments of a few million doses could begin as early as Monday.

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