johnson & johnson to covid-19 vaccine was boxed up and shipped for distribution facilities in shepherdsville, kentucky just days after it was approved for emergency use by the fda. this is the third vaccine that will now be available to the public. unlike the pfizer and moderna vaccines it only requires one dose per person. [background noises] [background noises] [background noises] six . [background noises] transacts. [background noises] [background noises] six six [background noises] [background noises] [background noises] [background noises] [background noises] [background noises] [background noises] [background noises] [cheering and applause] [background noises] [background noises] [background noises] [background noises] [background noises] [background noises] [background noises] [background noises] [background noises] [background noises] >> the white house covid-19 response team held a briefing focusing on the newly approved johnson & johnson single shot vaccine. other issues focused on wait time for appointments to get tax needed and questions on whether the cdc will release guidance on what peo

. >> reporter: cranking up supplies in shepherdsville, kentucky. let's go inside. it is one of two centers distributing it and you can see they are on their way. 4million doses will ship out this morning and the company says 20 million doses will be available by the end of the month with 100 million by the end of june. it requires one dose for 85% protection against severe covid- 19, 28 days after vaccination. among those that got the vaccine in clinical trials, there were no deaths reported. it's the third vaccine to be in use here in the u.s. and the distribution continues, as do the possibilities for more people to get it when we see supplies increasing. >>> happening today, more california educators will have access to the vaccine. the state will designate 10% of its doses to school employees each week and the priority will be teachers and employees already working on-site at schools and those who serve students in disadvantaged communities. the goal is to get more k-12 schools for in-person learning. >>> marin county has moved into the red tier, paving the way

that's happening in shepherdsville, kentucky. the fda gave it an emergency authorization.re live with the latest on the j&j vaccine. >> johnson & johnson said the first doses will start going into the arms of americans within the next 24 to 48 hours. as we speak initial doses bound for indiana and ohio are being processed at a shipping facility in kentucky. workers took turns writing positive messages on the boxes with a sharpie pen. doses will be limited to about 4 million this week. 20 million by the end of this month. but johnson & johnson expects to ramp up quickly to 100 million doses by summer. >> i really can't think of another time in our history where we've been able to ramp up at this kind of pace. what is also important to remember when we say 100 million doses by june, that means 100 million vaccinations, patients that will have been treated. >> this is a one-dose vaccine. once you get the shot, you are done. health experts are less concerned about the vaccine's 66% effectiveness against milder cases because many of the clinical trials took place in south afric

johnson & johnson covid-19 vaccine was boxed up and shipped from a distribution facility in shepherdsville kentucky just days after it was approved for emergency use. this is the third vaccine that will now be available to the public. unlike the pfizer and moderna vaccine, it only requires one dose per person.

. >> let's go live to shepherdsville, kentucky. >> reporter: the new johnson & johnson vaccine is rolling out after a cdc panel recommended the one-shot vaccine for people 18 and over, clearing the way for inoculations to begin as soon as this week. it comes one day after the fda, on saturday, authorized the johnson & johnson covid-19 vaccine for emergency use. this is the third to be approved in the u.s. but the first to require one shot and we have more from debra alfarone on what health experts recommend with the first one. >> reporter: nearly 4 million doses of the johnson & johnson vaccine will start shipping this morning. >> it's a much easier logistical vaccine to administer. >> reporter: is the third coronavirus vaccine to receive emergency use authorization from the fda and the first that requires only one shot. >> it's an impressive vaccine, refrigerated and not frozen. i'm very enthusiastic and believe whatever vaccine you get first, take it. >> reporter: the advocacy rate to prevent getting sick from covid-19 is not as high as pfizer or moderna, trial data shows j&j is 100% ef

johnson & johnson to covid-19 vaccine was boxed up and shipped for distribution facilities in shepherdsville, kentucky just days after it was approved for emergency use by the fda. this is the third vaccine that will now be available to the public. unlike the pfizer and moderna vaccines it only requires one dose per person.

let's go back to eva pilgrim at the j&j facility in shepherdsville, kentucky.s pulling the vaccine from the freezers, pack it ing it up and loading it. this morning, a third vaccine joins the arsenal in the fight against the coronavirus. johnson & johnson's single shot cleared for emergency use. the cdc signing off. it's shipping out today. >> we have three highly efficacious vaccines that are safe and efficacious. that's the bottom line. and the j&j, if you look at them particularly in things we care about that are important has got greater than 5% efficacy after severe disease and critical disease, and there were no deaths or hospitalizations in any of the countries that were tested. >> reporter: 3.9 million doses are expected to ship out today. abc news confirming 2.8 million will go to states and local jurisdictions. 800,000 to pharmacies, 70,000 to community centers and 90,000 to federally qualified health centers. earlier this morning george spoke to johnson & johnson's ceo, alex gorsky about the rollout. >> you're shipping out about 4 million doses this

the food and drug administration approved it yesterday and began cranking up supplies in shepherdsville, kentuckyand it's shown to provide 80% protection against severe covid- 19 i-20 eight days after vaccination and among people who got it in clinical trials, there were no covid-related deaths. the phase 3 trial shows the vaccine protects against the various virus variants that have popped up in other parts of the world and moving to the u.s. to cause concerns. the third vaccine now in use in the u.s. and michelle has more on the progress we've made. >> so far, the cdc reports more than 75 million doses administered. nearly 50 million americans have now received at least one dose and currently in the u.s., 1.7 million doses are being given out daily with research showing that 40% of the public has not made a decision to get the vaccine. >> there is a national push to arm the public with information so more get vaccinated. >> is covid vaccines become available, you might ask ourselves, should i get it? >> the add council and the covid collaborative launch a new campaign called, it's up to you. dr

. >> nbc's ellison barber is in shepherdsville, kentucky, outside the mckesson facility, help me thereaccine. >> yes, andrea, we just watched not long ago the truck leaving the facility. you see 115, that is the m.c. area where the truck was and spent all morning loaded boxes back into the truck and inside it behind it going through the process of packaging everything to get the vaccine ready to go. and this is a really big deal and you touched on it, a single-dose vaccine here is considered by many to be a game-changer. when we're talking about some 20 million doses being distributed by the end of march, 3.9 roughly this first week, if we were talking about moderna and pfizer, we would have to cut that number in half in terms of how many people are vaccinated. here when we say 4 million, that means 4 million americans can be vaccinated. this is considered to be a game-changer by many people and historic significance of this day was not lost on the people here from the workers inside who cheered and wrote messages of good health and warm wishes and the first boxes and u.p.s. driver who

right part of our screen, this is video from today getting boxed up and shipped out of its shepherdsville, kentucky, plant, it's up just about 1.66%. nearly 4 million doses are expected to be shipped by the end of the week, the first which could be available as early as tomorrow. as you know, the fda signed off on the vaccine saturday. the timing is significant. today marks the one-year anniversary of the first confirmed covid-19 case in new york city. since that day new york city's senior director of the systemwide special pathogens program at new york city hospitals probably, i could venture to say, hasn't gotten much sleep, also the chief medical officer of the largest health care network in the state. you've been distributing both the pfizer and moderna vaccines. are you expecting any j&j, and if so, when? >> we were hoping to maybe even get j&j as early as today, but within the next couple of days we expect to get a significant amount of j&j, and it will be most welcome. liz: most welcome. and tell me, how do you plan to deal with the logistics of it? j&j, i believe, expires of after about 96

i want to start in shepherdsville, kentucky, outside of lieu vel. ellison barber is there, what's going on there? >> reporter: it's quiet outside but inside there is a lot of bustle and movement. we've watched in the last 45 minutes or so as workers inside this distribution center dook the johnson & johnson vaccine out of the refrigerated area and started packing up boxes. the initial shipment they're working on is a small shipment. we're told it will head to ohio and indiana. and they're starting small just to kind of make sure there aren't any hiccups in the process and ultimately they'll work on a bigger shipment immediately. we expect some 4 million doses of this vaccine to be distributed within a week. that means that once the trucks leave here today we expect to see shots in arms as early as tomorrow. as you mentioned this is an enormous deal because this is a single-dose vaccine. and unlike the other vaccines that have been available it does not need to be kept in special freezers at special subzero temperatures. some of the movement happenin

here's a live look at shepherdsville, kentucky, and you see this is one of j and j's central distribution sites, they are packing it up. crews have been boxing up the vaccines all morning long. this vaccine can be kept at standard refrigeration temperatures for up to three months. it is shown to be effective against the south african and brazilian variants. health leaders continue to say you should get whatever vaccine first becomes available to you. this morning, johnson & johnson's ceo is on "gma" laying out how fast they plan to get shots to americans. >> we anticipate march shipping 4 million over the next several days, we then expect to have about 20 million having been delivered by march, and then we'll be on this path to do 100 million by june of this year. >> first doses could be in people's arms as soon as tomorrow. of the first 4 million doses sent out, 2.8 million go to states and counties, the rest to pharmacies, community groups and qualified health centers. >>> johnson & johnson vaccine doses are expected to arrive in california this week. abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield

johnson & johnson's newly approved single-dose vaccines are rolling out in this facility in shepherdsville kentuckyward lawrence from the fox business network is live in washington with that. we got johnson & johnson, pfizer and now my darn air, and everyone wants to know when the life will return to normal. it was amazing to see those vaccines roll out today. >> in real time, it's unbelievable how they can box all that stuff out and get it out. that's a real question though, when does life go back to normal? it depends on who you ask. manufacturing came in this morning showing a big expansion and more than experts thought. that means they were building stuff, replacing stuff we are all buying. they said there's pent up consumer demand there but the administration wants to act quickly for a covert relief package for a different reason. listen. >> one reason i think joe biden thinks there's no time to waste is democrats can see cases have plummeted since early january. they can see we have three effective vaccines and vaccination rates are surging so they are worried they don't have the coronavirus

the first shipment of the johnson & johnson vaccine leaving kentucky south of louisville in shepherdsville. the first shots should go into arms within two days. a former member of the covid task force is here to answer questions. stay tuned. donald trump teasing a run in 2024. former president closing out cpac his first major speech since leaving office. blasting his successor calling president biden's first month the most disastrous of any president in modern history. >> dana: he blamed the president for triggering a surge of migrants heading for the border. >> good morning on monday. nice to be back with you. >> dana: great to have you back. thrilled about the vaccines. >> bill: unbelievable. really good. >> dana: round them up, head them out. going to indiana and ohio first? no better place in america. >> bill: i agree with you on that. a couple of things on the vaccine. we are tow lowest hospitalization rate we've seen in america since november. the third vaccine coming online within a couple of hours here now. this is all very good news. >> dana: indeed. is. >> bill: good to be back w

the first shipment of the johnson & johnson vaccine leaving kentucky south of louisville in shepherdsville calling president biden's first month the most disastrous of any president in modern history. >> dana: he blamed the president for triggering a surge of migrants heading for the border. >> good morning on monday. nito

johnson & johnson covid-19 vaccine was boxed up and shipped from a distribution facility in shepherdsville kentucky just days after it was approved for emergency use. this is the third vaccine that will now be available to the public. unlike the pfizer and moderna vaccine, it only requires one dose per person. [background sonds] [background sounds] [background sounds] [background sounds] >> up next on c-span2, the communicators take a look at antitrust law and other issues facing the tech and telecommunications industry. then we will go through a distribution center for the newly approved johnson & johnson coronavirus vaccine and get an update from the white house covid-19 response team. later postmaster general and other postal service officials testify in front of the house oversight committee about postal service operations. .... ....