Johnson & Johnson applies for emergency use authorization for COVID-19 vaccine

A Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
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Johnson & Johnson on Thursday applied for emergency use authorization from the Food and Drug Administration for its COVID-19 vaccine.

This is a single-dose vaccine that can be stored in a refrigerator. If approved, it will be the third coronavirus vaccine authorized for emergency use in the U.S., after the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna products.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.